Table 1. Parameters for the polymeric scaffold, found from experiments or the literature5,26,32, which are used as inputs to the computational G&R model.
Parameter | Description | Value | Units |
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PGA felt pore size | 39.3 | μm | |
PGA felt fiber diameter | 15.9 | μm | |
PGA Young’s-type modulus23 | 7 | GPa | |
PGA degradation rate | 0.128 | 1/days | |
PGA degradation shape parameter | 28.5 | days | |
rp | PGA-P(CL/LA) scaffold pore size | 11.2 | μm |
ω p | PGA-P(CL/LA) scaffold fiber diameter | 4.01 | μm |
P(CL/LA) Young’s-type modulus5 | 0.1 | GPa | |
P(CL/LA) degradation rate | 0.138 | 1/days | |
P(CL/LA) shape parameter | 130.25 | days |