Table 1.
n | Infill | Layers | Sample Abbrv. | Other | Notes |
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1 | 100% | ALT | 100% ALT | solid | Original cylinder for comparison, no pores. |
2 | 30% | ALT | 30% ALT-aligned | aligned starting point | Porous scaffold, with anisotropy in the Z-axis Aligned start point (seam) |
3 | 30% ALT-random | random starting point | Porous scaffold, with anisotropy in the Z-axis Random start point |
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4 | 30% | n-ALT | 30% n-ALT | RT cool down | Porous scaffold, with more isotropy in the Z-axis Slow cooling down (room temperature) |
5 | 30% n-ALT+fan | external fan | Porous scaffold, with isotropy in the Z-axis Forced cooling down (external fan) |
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6 | 30% n-ALT+hyd | filled - hydrogel | Porous PCL scaffold, filled with crosslinked hydrogel |