Table 2.

Mechanical properties of PCL and PCL-20%HA nanocomposites.

Property (MPa)	Test	Sample	PCL	Ex-situ nanocomposite	In-situ nanocomposite
Elastic modulus	Compression	Dense cylinder	160.8 ± 7	–	241.6 ± 12
	Compression	Porous scaffold	–	1.39 ± 0.048	1.99 ± 0.076
	Tensile	Film	106 ± 6	117 ± 3	126 ± 4
Strength	Compression	Dense cylinder	15 ± 0.2	–	19 ± 0.4
	Compression (in kPa)	Porous scaffold	–	114 ± 11	159 ± 7
	Tensile	Film	9.3 ± 0.3	10.7 ± 0.2	11.8 ± 0.2

– Not measured.