Research Article
Effect of Injection Molding Melt Temperatures on PLGA Craniofacial Plate Properties during In Vitro Degradation
Table 2
Mechanical properties of injection molded PLGA 85/15 plates (mean ± standard deviation,
= 3): flexural stiffness,
; flexural strength,
; and maximum flexural strain,
.
| | | (GPa) | (MPa) | (%) |
| PLGA_lowT | 0 days | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 41.4 ± 11.8 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 15 days | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 54.6 ± 3.9 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 30 days | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 12.5 ± 7.7 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 60 days | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 19.05 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.4 |
| PLGA_highT | 0 days | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 30.1 ± 3.1 | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 15 days | 2.1 ± 0.07 | 42.3 ± 7.2 | 2.9 ± 0.6 | 30 days | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 24.5 ± 15.3 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 60 days | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.1 |
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