Table 3.

Effect of the specific surface of PCL, PLGA, and PLCL scaffolds on degradation.

Polymer	PCL			PLGA			PLCL
Form-factor	Rod	Film	Fibrous material	Rod	Film	Fibrous material	Rod	Film	Fibrous material
Dimensions	⌀ 1.7 mm	Thickness 0.1 mm	⌀ 0.0016 mm	⌀ 2.3 mm	Thickness 0.1 mm	⌀ 0.0049 mm	⌀ 2.5 mm	Thickness 0.2 mm	⌀ 0.0036 mm
Specific surface area, m2/g	0.002	0.016	2.1	0.0013	0.016	0.62	0.0012	0.008	0.88
Original Mn, kDa	96	50	111	63	58	69	91	36.6	54
Crystallinity, %	64	58	35	75:25	75:25	70:30	70:30	74:26	70:30
Mn decreasing after 140 days in PBS at 37 °C, %	0	11	36	52	38	15	40	52	14
Mn decreasing after 140 days in DMEM at 37 °C, %	-	25	86	94	86	68	89	-	62
Reference	[69]	[101]	-	[101]	[102]	-	[102]	[103]	-