Magnetic poly(ε-caprolactone)/iron-doped hydroxyapatite nanocomposite substrates for advanced bone tissue engineering by A. Gloria, T. Russo, U. D'Amora, S. Zeppetelli, T. D'Alessandro, M. Sandri, M. Bañobre-López, Y. Piñeiro-Redondo, M. Uhlarz, A. Tampieri, J. Rivas, T. Herrmannsdörfer, V. A. Dediu, L. Ambrosio, and R. De Santis Interface Volume 10(80): March 6, 2013 ©2013 by The Royal Society

Schematic of moulding and solvent-casting techniques used to obtain polymeric and nanocomposite disc-shaped specimens. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

XRD spectra relative to PCL, FeHA and the composite containing the biggest amount of magnetic phase (PCL/FeHA 70/30). A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

SEM image of PCL/FeHA (80/20). A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

EDS image of PCL/FeHA (80/20). A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

SEM–EDS P-, Ca- and Fe-mapping photographs of PCL/FeHA (80/20). A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Load–displacement curves obtained from small punch tests performed on neat PCL and PCL reinforced with FeHA nanoparticles. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Results obtained from micro-CT analysis: reconstruction of (a) PCL/FeHA (90/10 w/w) and (b) PCL/FeHA (70/30 w/w) obtained by integrating Skyscan's software package, ImageJ software, Materialise Mimics and Rapidform A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Typical image qualitatively representing the water contact angle. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Field-dependent magnetization of the three PCL/FeHA compositions investigated in the article. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Temperature dependence of the magnetization of the PCL/FeHA (90/10) sample. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Frequency dependence of the (a) real (b) and imaginary parts of the magnetic susceptibility of PCL/FeHA (90/10). A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Hyperthermia curves of the PCL/FeHA magnetic scaffolds under application of a RF magnetic field of f = 260 kHz and H = 27 mT, suitable for in vivo applications. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Cell adhesion study: CLSM images at different times after cell seeding. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Results obtained from AlamarBlue assay at 7, 14 and 21 days after seeding. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Results obtained from ALP/DNA assay at 7, 14 and 21 days after cell seeding. A. Gloria et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society