Table 3.

Values chosen for model input parameters, in order to study corresponding variations in the macroscopic failure load of bone tissue-coated hydroxyapatite-based scaffolds

Model input parameter	Unit	Numerical value (s)
Initial microporosity ${\mathit{\varphi }}_{\text{micro},0}^{\text{polyHA}}$	(–)	0.445
Mesoporosity ${\mathit{\varphi }}_{\text{meso}}^{\text{gran}}$	(–)	0.189
Macroporosity ${\mathit{\varphi }}_{\text{macro}}^{\text{congl}}$	(–)	0.3, 0.4, 0.5
Crack density parameter e	(–)	0, 10, 25
Granule radius $r_{\text{gran}}$	($\mathrm{\mu }$m)	300, 500, 1000
Bone formation rate $k_{\text{form}}$	($\mathrm{\mu }$m/week)	4, 7, 10
Scaffold resorption rate $k_{\text{res}}$	(week${}^{-1}$)	0, 0.008, 0.016