Table 1.
Young’s modulus and OD values | PLGA/nHAC | PLGA/nHAC/GO (0.5 wt%) | PLGA/nHAC/GO (1.0 wt%) | PLGA/nHAC/GO (1.5 wt%) |
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Young’s modulus | 7.53 ± 1.25 (GPa) | 8.34 ± 1.00 (GPa) | 9.25 ± 0.85 (GPa) | 10.20 ± 1.28 (GPa) |
OD (1 day) | 0.294 ± 0.006 | 0.268 ± 0.014 | 0.269 ± 0.007 | 0.300 ± 0.008 |
OD (3 days) | 0.433 ± 0.033 | 0.406 ± 0.018 | 0.458 ± 0.028 | 0.505 ± 0.021 |
OD (5 days) | 0.470 ± 0.015 | 0.450 ± 0.017 | 0.470 ± 0.013 | 0.534 ± 0.010 |
OD (7 days) | 0.674 ± 0.039 | 0.645 ± 0.025 | 0.704 ± 0.026 | 0.843 ± 0.071 |