Table 3.
Three-point bending Zwick Roell tests on the studied poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) samples. All samples were evaluated before and after the sterilization processes. The means ± the standard deviations were calculated for five samples from each group. No statistically significant differences were observed (p > 0.05). Similarly, the tests were conducted on the studied poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) compounded with beta-tricalcium phosphate 20% (PCL+β-TCP 20%) samples. The means ± the standard deviations were calculated for five samples from each group. No statistically significant differences were observed (p > 0.05).
| PCL before Sterilization | ||||
| Ef | sfM | efM | ||
| MPa | MPa | % | ||
|
PCL (mean ± standard deviation) |
338.5 ± 30.0 | 20.6 ± 1.0 | 11.4 ± 0.3 | |
| PCL after sterilization | ||||
| Ef | sfM | efM | ||
| MPa | MPa | % | ||
|
PCL (mean ± standard deviation) |
301.2 ± 19.6 | 19.4 ± 0.4 | 11.3 ± 0.2 | |
| PCL+β-TCP 20% before sterilization | ||||
| Ef | sfM | efM | ||
| Mpa | Mpa | % | ||
|
PCL+β-TCP 20% (mean ± standard deviation) |
382.1 ± 21.0 | 15.3 ± 0.5 | 9.5 ± 0.4 | |
| PCL+β-TCP 20% after sterilization | ||||
| Ef | sfM | efM | ||
| Mpa | Mpa | % | ||
|
PCL+β-TCP 20% (mean ± standard deviation) |
335.5 ± 6.9 | 14.5 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.1 | |