Table I.
Melting Temperature of Polymer Scaffolds
| Scaffold wt% | Incubation Conditions |
Primary Peak (°C)* |
Secondary Peak (°C)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 wt% | Original | 51.0 ± 1.3 | - |
| 2 Days in Lipase | 51.3 ± 0.2 | 36.2 ± 2.2† | |
| 7 Days in Lipase | 34.4 ± 4.6† | - | |
| 14 Days in PBS | 54.1 ± 0.8 | - | |
| 8 wt% | Original | 52.6 ± 1.3 | - |
| 2 Days in Lipase | 53.1 ± 0.7 | 36.3 ± 2.4† | |
| 7 Days in Lipase | 35.3 ± 3.1† | 53.8 ± 0.02 | |
| 14 Days in PBS | 54.8 ± 0.2 | - |
*
data presented as mean ± standard deviation
†
p<0.05 compared to original Tm of same wt% scaffolds