The development of biomimetic materials able to regenerate long bone segments is a need of ever increasing relevance, due to the strong impact of bone diseases on human health, quality of life and healthcare costs. Bone regeneration requires biomaterials and devices able to mimic chemistry, morphology and mechanical properties of the living tissues. In this respect, the present work illustrates, under different perspectives, the development of biomimetic materials for bone repair, so as to outline a roadmap for the development of regenerative bone scaffold. Firstly, the chemical aspects of...