Table 4.
Sc values and porosities of cellular cubic composites.
| mechanical and porosity properties of composites | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abbreviation of cellular cubic composite | compositiona | weight ratio (w/w) | volume ratio (v/v) | average pore sizeb (μm) | distribution of macro-pore sizeb (μm) | Sc (MPa) |
| C-u-HA70 | u-HA/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 51.9/48.1 | 170 | 40–480 | 4.1±0.4 |
| C-α-TCP70 | α-TCP/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 50.4/49.6 | 200 | 40–600 | 5.8±0.6 |
| C-β-TCP70 | β-TCP/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 48.7/51.3 | 250 | 40–600 | 5.4±0.5 |
| C-TeCP70 | TeCP/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 46.4/53.4 | 240 | 40–600 | 5.5±0.6 |
| C-DCPA70 | DCPA/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 55.1/44.9 | 210 | 40–600 | 3.0±0.3 |
| C-DCPD70 | DCPD/P(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 49.9/50.1 | 220 | 40–600 | 2.9±0.1 |
| C-OCP50 | OCP/P(d/l)LA | 50/50 | 31.9/68.1 | 130 | 40–400 | 3.1±0.2 |
| C-u-HA70LG | u-HA/PGA/(d/l)LA | 70/30 | 51.9/48.1 | 100 | 40–300 | 2.7±0.2 |
a
(d/l) =50/50, (LA/GA) =15/85 mol%.
b
Average pore size and distribution of macro-pores were measured using μCT.