Table 2.
Influence of hysteresis preconditioning on the ultimate tensile properties (UTL in N, UTE in %, S in N/mm) of moco and bico scaffolds after hydrolytic degradation (0, 7, 14, 28, 84 and 168 days (d)) (mean ± SD).
| moco | bico | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTL (N) | UTE (%) | S (N/mm) | UTL (N) | UTE (%) | S (N/mm) | ||
| Group A | 0 d | 405.8 ± 12.1 | 53.6 ± 5.4 | 151.0 ± 23.0 | 334.4 ± 14.8 | 40.2 ± 3.0 | 196.0 ± 19.2 |
| 7 d | 394.6 ± 16.0 | 62.4 ± 2.6 | 170.8 ± 22.4 | 338.1 ± 6.0 | 55.1 ± 1.1 | 255.4 ± 18.6 | |
| 14 d | 409.3 ± 17.9 | 62.2 ± 3.5 | 202.2 ± 29.8 | 323.4 ± 17.5 | 53.5 ± 2.6 | 239.1 ± 31.5 | |
| 28 d | 388.1 ± 13.4 | 58.6 ± 5.6 | 210.7 ± 36.0 | 326.5 ± 12.9 | 54.9 ± 2.4 | 281.2 ± 9.2 | |
| 84 d | 360.4 ± 5.0 | 41.8 ± 1.8 | 224.8 ± 14.3 | 290.6 ± 15.0 | 43.4 ± 2.3 | 206.9 ± 34.5 | |
| 168 d | 330.0 ± 9.6 | 44.0 ± 2.7 | 261.8 ± 27.9 | 232.6 ± 36.5 | 46.8 ± 5.5 | 259.8 ± 70.5 | |
| Group B | 0 d | 401.2 ± 19.8 | 50.4 ± 7.2 | 160.2 ± 28.8 | 333.1 ± 7.7 | 39.4 ± 2.6 | 192.0 ± 8.6 |
| 7 d | 410.1 ± 15.3 | 61.6 ± 3.2 | 204.3 ± 17.1 | 329.4 ± 19.0 | 53.0 ± 3.9 | 240.7 ± 9.0 | |
| 14 d | 402.2 ± 13.6 | 61.2 ± 3.2 | 199.8 ± 19.6 | 319.2 ± 9.4 | 52.4 ± 2.3 | 246.8 ± 14.2 | |
| 28 d | 394.9 ± 8.7 | 58.4 ± 3.0 | 218.3 ± 21.9 | 323.0 ± 16.5 | 53.0 ± 2.6 | 254.7 ± 14.6 | |
| 84 d | 348.7 ± 6.8 | 43.8 ± 2.0 | 192.6 ± 11.8 | 295.9 ± 15.6 | 45.6 ± 2.1 | 231.3 ± 46.4 | |
| 168 d | 329.2 ± 29.8 | 44.8 ± 4.5 | 235.4 ± 26.7 | 210.9 ± 27.8 | 47.0 ± 5.8 | 114.7 ± 31.9 | |