Table 1.
PLLA | 50:50PLGA | |||||
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Large | Medium | Small | Large | Medium | Small | |
Pore size (mm) | 0.821 ± 0.041 | 0.580 ± 0.039 | 0.285 ± 0.026 | 0.840 ± 0.057 | 0.537 ± 0.033 | 0.258 ± 0.037 |
Strut size (mm) | 0.914 ± 0.028 | 0.594 ± 0.033 | 0.413 ± 0.017 | 0.898 ± 0.045 | 0.622 ± 0.050 | 0.448 ± 0.039 |
Porosity (%) | 52.1 ± 0.95 | 45.4 ± 3.21 | 32.1 ± 3.50 | 52.9 ± 2.17 | 43.8 ± 2.21 | 30.5 ± 3.30 |
Surface/Volume (mm2/ mm3) | 4.57 ± 0.22 | 4.54 ± 0.15 | 5.40 ± 0.17 | 4.65 ± 0.25 | 4.88 ± 0.31 | 5.43 ± 0.59 |