Table 1.

Measured characteristics of the BioC and GnP powders used. Particle size and aspect ratio were measured through use of SEM. Data in bold represents the range which holds the maximum particle population.

Powder Sample	Particle size distribution (%)						Average particle size (µm)	Aspect Ratio	Surface Area (m2/g)
	0–0.5 µm	0.5–1 µm	1–3 µm	3–5 µm	5–8 µm	8–10 µm
BioC	0.22	12.59	69.44	13.92	3.61	0.22	2.07	0.65	10.7
M5 GnP	47.23	32.95	16.22	2.83	0.77	/	0.78	0.70	120–150