Fabrication and characterization of porous biphasic β-tricalcium phosphate/carbonate apatite alginate coated scaffolds

In this research, biphasic β-tricalcium phosphate/carbonate apatite (β-TCP/CO3Ap) scaffolds incorporated with alginate were fabricated. Sodium alginate was extracted from local brown seaweed, Sargassum polycystum via calcium alginate process. Biphasic β-TCP/CO3Ap scaffolds were fabricated by polymer reticulate method. β-TCP slurry was infiltrated into the polyurethane foam (PU) foam, then sintered up to 1300 °C, soaked for 4 h and immediately...