ABSTRACT
Recent market studies estimate a globally and dramatic annual growth for the biomaterials sector due, mainly, to the aging of the population and to higher social welfare requirements. The pressing need to provide solutions for the replacement, repair, and regeneration of tissues and organs brings new challenges and opportunities for expansion to the eld of biomaterials. Thus, new disciplines such as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine emerged in this way. In the case of bone tissue regeneration, one of the solutions proposed is the design of 3D scaffolds, based on porous biomaterials, with the specic morphology needed by the patient, to be cultured in the laboratory with cells taken from the sufferer. Later, the specic grown tissue will be implanted. This solution is thought to avoid the current implant rejections and to improve the quality of life of the patients.
