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Elastic modulus and Vickers hardness determined from instrumented indentation for the individual polymers and the robocast structure rods, before and after polymer infiltration. Average values are shown with standard deviations as errors.
| Material | E (GPa) | H (GPa) |
|---|---|---|
| PCL | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.055 ± 0.004 |
| PLA | 4.52 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.01 |
| TCP (Rod) | 16 ± 2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
| TCP/PCL (Rod) | 19 ± 2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
| TCP/PLA (Rod) | 27 ± 3 | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
