Table 1.

Mechanical properties of nHA_100, nHA_400, mHA_100, mHA_400 coated and non-coated Mg rods with an initial geometry of 7.5 mm × 15 mm before and after 6 weeks of immersion in rSBF.

Samples		nHA_100	nHA_400	mHA_100	mHA_400	Mg
Ultimate compressive strength (MPa)	Before immersion	259 ± 1.0	319 ± 7.5	306 ± 1.0	309 ± 18.5	314 ± 14.0
	After immersion	234 ± 18.5	277 ± 14.5	264 ± 20.0	275 ± 1.5	208 ± 39.0
Ultimate compressive load (kN)	Before immersion	11.5 ± 0.1	14.1 ± 0.4	13.6 ± 0.1	13.6 ± 0.8	13.6 ± 0.9
	After immersion	10.5 ± 1.0	12.3 ± 0.7	11.7 ± 0.9	12.3 ± 0.1	9.0 ± 2.0
Young’s modulus (GPa)	Before immersion	9.8 ± 2.3	9.1 ± 0.4	8.4 ± 0.8	9.3 ± 1.5	9.9 ± 1.1
	After immersion	4.4 ± 0.7	4.4 ± 2.0	5.3 ± 1.2	6.1 ± 0.6	2.9 ± 1.4