Table 1.
Characterization of the P(3HB) and P(3HB-co-3HV) scaffolds (SCPL, Solution Casting with Particulate Leaching; Mw, molecular weight; PDI, polydispersity index; Tg, glass transition temperature; Tm, melting temperature; Tdeg, degradation temperature; Tc, crystallization temperature; Xc, crystallinity fraction; ΔHcc, cold crystallization enthalpy; ΔHm, melting enthalpy; SCPL, Solution Casting with Particulate Leaching; n.o., not observed).
| Sample | Mw (×105 Da) |
PDI | Tg (°C) |
Tm (°C) |
Tdeg (°C) |
TC (°C) |
∆Hcc (J g−1) |
∆Hm (J g−1) |
Xc (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P(3HB) | 5.2 | 1.8 | n.o. | 176 | 293 | 39 | 4.4 | 76.5 | 52.4 |
| SCPL P(3HB) scaffold | 3.6 | 2.56 | n.o. | 174 | 278 | n.o | n.o | 44 | 30 |
| Emulsion-templated P(3HB) scaffold | 3.8 | 1.75 | n.o. | 173 | 291 | n.o | n.o | 49.9 | 34.2 |
| P(3HB-co-3HV) | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.74 | 171 | 292 | 56 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 23.6 |
| SCPL P(3HB-co-3HV) scaffold | 3.7 | 2.57 | −0.55 | 172 | 284 | 51 | 32.8 | 12.4 | 8.5 |
| Emulsion-templated P(3HB-co-3HV) scaffold | 4 | 1.69 | −0.68 | 172 | 292 | 50 | 30.8 | 16.5 | 11.3 |