TABLE 5.

Parameters of the models implementing the exponential bulk degradation. PCL: poly (ε-caprolactone); PDLLA: poly (D,L-lactic acid); PLGA: poly (lactide-co-glycolide); k_e : exponential degradation rate; k_N : erosion rate (as percentage of the total volume fraction of one element/day).

Modelled material	Degradation rate	Time of complete scaffold degradation
Porous PCL or PDLLA scaffolds	• k e,slow = 0.003 MPa/day	>2 years
Porous PLGA scaffold	• k e,fast = 0.022 MPa/day	Day 115
	• k N = 5%/day