Studies on Poly(propylene fumarate-co-caprolactone diol) Thermoset Composites towards the Development of Biodegradable Bone Fixation Devices

Table 8

Mechanical properties of cross-linked materials aged in PBS medium.

Cross-linked materials	Load at maximum (kN)	Compressive strength (MPa)	Percent age loss of compressive strength	Compression modulus (MPa)	Percentage loss of compressive modulus
PPF-PL/nvp	0.474 ± 0 .07	16.754 ± 2.32	90.55	182.129 ± 74.16	84.27
PPF-PL/nvp/K F	0.384 ± 0 .07	13.587 ± 2.39	92.19	78.723 ± 10.13	90.09
PPF-PL/nvp/HA	1.849 ± 0 .42	65.388 ± 15.03	62.23	421.877 ± 51.07	77.21