Table 2.

Degradation of a polymer-based implant over time in 0.154 M sodium chloride [16].

Material	Immersion Time (days)	Compressive Modulus (MPa)	Compressive Strength (MPa)	Fracture Strain (%)
Poly-lactic acid	0	200 ± 45	14 ± 5	30 ± 9
Poly-lactic acid	3	22 ± 3	5 ± 3	35 ± 8
Poly-lactic acid	14	39 ± 9	4 ± 2	32 ± 2
Material	Immersion Time (days)	Compressive Modulus (MPa)		Fracture Strain (%)
Poly-lactic acid	0	200 ± 45	14 ± 5	30 ± 9
Poly-lactic acid	3	22 ± 3	5 ± 3	35 ± 8
Poly-lactic acid	14	39 ± 9	4 ± 2	32 ± 2