Table I.
Bioactive glass (13-93) scaffold groups used in this study
Scaffold group | Pretreatment time in K2HPO4 solution (day) | BMP-2 loading | Number of Defects |
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As fabricated (0d) | - | - | 10 |
1d | 1 | - | 5 |
3d | 3 | - | 10 |
6d | 6 | - | 5 |
1d+BMP | 1 | 1μg/defect | 5 |
3d+BMP | 3 | 1μg/defect | 5 |
6d+BMP | 6 | 1μg/defect | 5 |