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. 2022 Jun 6;15:100309. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100309

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

Physicochemical characterization of the 3D-printed GEL/dbPTs composite scaffolds. (A) FTIR spectrum of the dbPTs, GEL, and GEL/dbPTs scaffolds (n ​= ​3). (B) Degradation/swelling behavior of the scaffolds assessed by light microscopy images at 0, 14, 28, and 49 days of the incubation. Scale bars: 1 ​mm. Weight changes of the scaffolds (n ​= ​6, mean ​± ​SD) after (C) 24 ​h and (D) 56 days incubation period. (E) Degradation rate of the scaffolds quantified by a linear slope of the weight change between 24 ​h and 21 days with statistically significant differences (∗p ​< ​0.05, ∗∗∗p ​< ​0.001).