Table 2.
Thermal properties of PTMC/HA and PTMC/PLA/HA scaffolds.
| Heating Rate (°C/min) |
T10% (°C) | T50% (°C) | T80% (°C) | Tmax (°C) | Residue at 400 °C (%) |
Residue at 450 °C (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTMC | 258.6 | 280.6 | 291.7 | 307.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| PTMC/5%HA | 227.1 | 274.1 | 292.5 | 329.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| PTMC/10%HA | 230.1 | 278.4 | 297.7 | 331.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| PTMC/15%HA | 223.2 | 268.9 | 287.6 | 337.2 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| PTMC/20%HA | 227.8 | 280.1 | 304.1 | 342.1 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| PTMC/25%HA | 224.8 | 277.9 | 317.9 | 349.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
| PTMC/PLA | 298.9 | 317.0 | 328.1 | 376.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| PTMC/PLA/5%HA | 302.5 | 335.8 | 347.1 | 380.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| PTMC/PLA/10%HA | 307.1 | 335.4 | 347.9 | 378.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| PTMC/PLA/15%HA | 267.1 | 333.0 | 352.9 | 395.1 | 16.5 | 15.8 |
| PTMC/PLA/20%HA | 246.5 | 311.0 | 365.0 | 362.6 | 19.6 | 19.3 |
| PTMC/PLA/25%HA | 231.7 | 293.0 | — | 340.1 | 26.0 | 25.9 |