Fabrication and finite element simulation of 3D printed poly L-lactic acid scaffolds coated with alginate/carbon nanotubes for bone engineering applications

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
• ² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave., Tehran, Iran.
• ³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Iraq; Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Unit (NAMRU), Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Iraq.
• ⁴ Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: amir_salar_khandan@yahoo.com.
• ⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran. Electronic address: Toghraee@iaukhsh.ac.ir.