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Representative photographs of failure modes of bone-plate constructs in mechanical tests. All the n-HA/PA66/GF constructs failed by breakage of the plates at the hole sites near the fracture gap. (A) Bending test and (C) torsion test. All titanium plate constructs failed because of fractures of bones away from the fracture line. (B) Bending test and (D) torsion test.
Abbreviation: n-HA/PA66/GF, nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 66/glass fiber.
