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. 2021 Jul 17;13(14):2348. doi: 10.3390/polym13142348

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Ideal implant degradation and tissue regrowth dynamics against time. The rate of implant degradation has to be balanced to correspond to tissue regeneration, so the lost implant volume and mechanical strength are compensated by new tissue until the implant is completely degraded and absorbed.