Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions

Bone scaffolds are widely used in orthopedics for repairing bone defects and promoting bone regeneration. However, the issue of stress shielding caused by an excessive elastic modulus and mismatched anisotropy in bone scaffolds remains unresolved. Therefore, it is essential to design novel bone scaf...

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Main Authors: Hao Wang, Yongtao Lyu, Jian Jiang, Hanxing Zhu
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Bone scaffolds are widely used in orthopedics for repairing bone defects and promoting bone regeneration. However, the issue of stress shielding caused by an excessive elastic modulus and mismatched anisotropy in bone scaffolds remains unresolved. Therefore, it is essential to design novel bone scaffolds with mechanical properties that closely match those of human bone. In this study, a novel data-driven inverse design framework was proposed to design spinodoid bone scaffolds by combining a back propagation neural network with a genetic algorithm. For spinodoid bone scaffold type Ⅰ, compared to the target human bone, the relative errors on the nine independent constants of elasticity matrix ranged from 0.090% to 6.444%. Similarly, for spinodoid bone scaffold type Ⅱ, the relative errors ranged from 0.000% to 7.084%. Both the elastic constants and the anisotropies of the novel bone scaffolds were highly matched to those of the target bone tissues in all the three orthogonal directions. Moreover, the results from data-driven inverse design were compared with those obtained from finite element analyses and validated by experimental tests. The proposed data-driven inverse design of spinodoid structures holds promise for further exploration in tissue engineering and other scientific fields.
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spelling doaj-art-496edb0b44364cafbac4d7f6c2df38f42025-08-20T02:00:42ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752025-03-0125111369710.1016/j.matdes.2025.113697Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directionsHao Wang0Yongtao Lyu1Jian Jiang2Hanxing Zhu3Department of Spinal Surgery Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian China; School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian ChinaSchool of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China; DUT-BSU Joint Institute Dalian University of Technology Dalian China; Corresponding authors.Department of Spinal Surgery Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian China; Corresponding authors.School of Engineering Cardiff University Cardiff UKBone scaffolds are widely used in orthopedics for repairing bone defects and promoting bone regeneration. However, the issue of stress shielding caused by an excessive elastic modulus and mismatched anisotropy in bone scaffolds remains unresolved. Therefore, it is essential to design novel bone scaffolds with mechanical properties that closely match those of human bone. In this study, a novel data-driven inverse design framework was proposed to design spinodoid bone scaffolds by combining a back propagation neural network with a genetic algorithm. For spinodoid bone scaffold type Ⅰ, compared to the target human bone, the relative errors on the nine independent constants of elasticity matrix ranged from 0.090% to 6.444%. Similarly, for spinodoid bone scaffold type Ⅱ, the relative errors ranged from 0.000% to 7.084%. Both the elastic constants and the anisotropies of the novel bone scaffolds were highly matched to those of the target bone tissues in all the three orthogonal directions. Moreover, the results from data-driven inverse design were compared with those obtained from finite element analyses and validated by experimental tests. The proposed data-driven inverse design of spinodoid structures holds promise for further exploration in tissue engineering and other scientific fields.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525001170Data-drivenInverse designSpinodoid bone scaffoldDeep learningGenetic algorithm
spellingShingle Hao Wang
Yongtao Lyu
Jian Jiang
Hanxing Zhu
Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
Materials & Design
Data-driven
Inverse design
Spinodoid bone scaffold
Deep learning
Genetic algorithm
title Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
title_full Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
title_fullStr Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
title_full_unstemmed Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
title_short Data-driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
title_sort data driven inverse design of novel spinodoid bone scaffolds with highly matched mechanical properties in three orthogonal directions
topic Data-driven
Inverse design
Spinodoid bone scaffold
Deep learning
Genetic algorithm
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525001170
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