. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 7.

Published in final edited form as: J Bioact Compat Polym. 2008;23(3):207–226. doi: 10.1177/0883911508089932

Table 1.

Methods/techniques utilized in physicochemical characterization of the fillers, copolymers and composites.

Method	Property
X-ray diffraction (XRD)	Long-range crystalline order of ACP filler
Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy	Structure/composition of ACP filler
Particle size analysis	Particle size distribution (PSD) of the fillers
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)	Morphology and/or topology of the fillers
Ultraviolet/visible (UV/VIS) spectrophotometry	Kinetics of Ca and PO₄ release from composites
Mechanical testing	Biaxial flexure strength (BFS) of copolymers and composites
Gravimetry	Water sorption (WS) of copolymers and composites