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IF I A Magazine - Mar ch 2020 |

The main prize of the 8th World
Competition of Chemical Inventions went
to Malaysia for the invention “Utilization
of Biomaterials Derived from Cockle
Shell Waste as Bio-scaffold in Bone
Tissue Engineering” from UNIVERSITI
MALAYSIA PAHANG. The ultimate
objective of this study is to develop bone
scaffold derived from cockle shells that
have good physicochemical, mechanical
and biocompatibility properties
to be applied as material in dental
application for bone tissue engineering.
The process of fabricating the bone
scaffold involved four main stages; pre-
treatment of cockle shells, production
of Hydroxyapatite (HAP), fabrication of
bone scaffold using HAP and Calcium
Carbonate (CaCO3) and verification of
bone scaffold for its physicochemical,
mechanical and biocompatibility
properties. Based on our research,
the production of bio-scaffold derived
from cockle shells is feasible in terms
of those properties as compared
with the natural bone. This work is in
collaboration with Faculty of Restorative
Dentistry University of Malaya as the
end-user of the bone scaffold. Overall,
the development of this product will
eventually help to reduce the cost of
dental/bone implant. In summary, the
13th edition of International Warsaw
Invention Show IWIS 2019 was a great
success. The event every year attracts
more and more exhibitors and visitors.
We hope that the exhibition will result
in a number of implementations of the
presented inventions and innovations.
Congratulations to all participants of the
exhibition.

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