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