?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.107202&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Designing+patient-specific+melt-electrospun+scaffolds+for+bone+regeneration&rft.creator=Paxton%2C+Naomi+C.&rft.subject=biofabrication&rft.subject=bone+regeneration&rft.subject=3D+printing&rft.subject=melt+electrospinning+writing&rft.subject=tissue+engineering&rft.subject=scaffold+design&rft.description=This+thesis+developed+a+method+for+designing+3D+printed+implants+to+restore+bone+loss.+Using+melt-electrospinning+3D+printing+technology+and+patient+medical+scan+data%2C+the+researcher+designed+and+fabricated+anatomically-accurate+scaffolds+using+biodegradable+polymers+to+ultimately+facilitate+bone+regeneration.+The+method+presented+was+applied+to+three+clinically-relevant+case+studies+and+can+now+be+used+for+the+design+of+a+range+of+other+implants+based+on+patient+scan+data.+The+application+and+importance+of+this+method+was+discussed+as+a+key+element+in+the+biofabrication+process+for+the+fabrication+of+biologically-relevant%2C+patient-specific+human+tissues+and+organs.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F107202%2F1%2FNaomi_Paxton_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.107202&rft.relation=Paxton%2C+Naomi+C.+(2017)+Designing+patient-specific+melt-electrospun+scaffolds+for+bone+regeneration.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F107202%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry%2C+Physics+%26+Mechanical+Engineering