Inventors:
Juan Taboas - Ann Arbor MI, US
Rachel D Maddox - Ann Arbor MI, US
Paul H Krebsbach - Ann Arbor MI, US
Scott J Hollister - Ann Arbor MI, US
Tien-Min Gabriel Chu - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
B29C 33/38, B29C 39/02, B29C 44/02
US Classification:
264 49, 164 47, 264 50, 264 51, 264 53, 264212, 264219, 264232, 264255, 264299, 264317, 2643281, 623 1111
Abstract:
An indirect solid free form scaffold manufacturing technique is provided. More particularly, the present invention provides a set of molds, casting methods, mold removals, and surface modification techniques that are compatible with image-based design methods and with solvent, melt, and slurry casting of polymers and ceramics.