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. 2022 Dec 12;21:86. doi: 10.1186/s12938-022-01056-w

Table 1.

Comparison of the geometry, density and porosity of the printed scaffolds with the CAD model

Strut thickness Pore width Density Porosity
Printed PLA 412.9 ± 21.4 (μm) 739.5 ± 13.6 (μm) 0.426 ± 0.006 (g cm3) 65.68 ± 0.454 (%)
CAD model 400 (μm) 800 (μm) 0.385 (g cm3) 68.99 (%)
Mean printing error (%) 3.23 − 7.56 10.66 (%) − 4.79 (%)
Printing error range (%) − 3.5–8.25 (− 9.9)–(− 4.9) 8.3–16.14 (− 7.3)–(− 3.8)