Table 6.

Mechanical and thermal properties of the most commonly used medical biodegradable polymers.

Material	E	σ	ε	Tg	Tmelt	Loss of Mech. Prop.	Total Degradation
	(GPa)	(MPa)	(%)	(°C)	(°C)	(Months)	(Months)
PLLA	3.4–4.8	10–100	2–6	60–65	170–180	6	24–67
PGA	6.8–12.5	70–647	min	35–40	180–230	1–2	6–12
PLGA (D/L/PLG) 85/15-50/50	2	20–50	3–10	45–55	-	1–4	2–6
PCL	0.3–0.4	16–23	300–700	−60	59–64	0.8	>34

T_g: Glass transition temperature and T_melt: melting point.