Characterization of scaffold structures for the development of prostheses and biocompatible materials

In the present work, the importance and consideration of the use of scaffold structures for biomaterials is highlighted in order to be applied in prosthetic cases where it is possible to consider a three dimensional porous structure, maintaining the mechanical properties that are necessary for the right functioning of the models under preoperative and postoperative loads. The requirements for biodegradable and bioactive properties of the models are indicated by surgical specialists, with the purpose of considering both the shape and type of the scaffold and its influence in the building of diverse mechanical supports. A specific maxillofacial application case of models, a mandibular implant, whose numerical-experimental properties and behaviors based on bone, polymers and metal alloy structures used in the manufacturing of models, were used to compare the variation of the scaffold structure types. Furthermore, models printed in 3D using an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer with different fiber orientations and type of scaffolds will be considered as an initial part of the case studies.