Table 1.

Dissolution parameters of alumina fibres in SUF (pH 7.4)

Material	Dissolved (%)	Dissolution parameters (mean ± standard deviation)
		Initial rapid phase		Latter long-term phase
		t1/2 (days)	k (g per cm2 per day)	t1/2 (days)	k (g per cm2 per day)
PVP01	13.48 ± 6.66	9 ± 3	5.6 ± 2.0 × 10−5	125 ± 57	4.4 ± 2.3 × 10−6
S650a	1.13 ± 0.07	1032 ± 484	1.5 ± 0.7 × 10−8	1764 ± 185	7.5 ± 0.8 × 10−9
S750	0.56 ± 0.13	1343 ± 385	4.8 ± 1.6 × 10−10	3480 ± 520	1.8 ± 0.3 × 10−10
S850	0.36 ± 0.11	1689 ± 195	2.9 ± 0.3 × 10−10	5515 ± 1223	1.0 ± 0.0 × 10−10
S950	0.22 ± 0.07	4761 ± 2573	3.9 ± 1.9 × 10−10	9881 ± 3394	1.7 ± 0.7 × 10−10
R93	0.29 ± 0.10	4058 ± 1553	2.1 ± 0.7 × 10−9	6998 ± 2461	1.2 ± 0.4 × 10−9
R204	0.30 ± 0.03	5874 ± 852	1.2 ± 0.2 × 10−9	5387 ± 1080	1.4 ± 0.3 × 10−9
R315	0.49 ± 0.13	4933 ± 1880	1.9 ± 0.6 × 10−9	4164 ± 1009	2.1 ± 0.5 × 10−9
R600	1.13 ± 0.07	1032 ± 484	1.5 ± 0.7 × 10−8	1764 ± 185	7.5 ± 0.8 × 10−9

^aS650 is the same as R600.