Research Article

Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Blend from Fused Deposition Modeling as Potential Cartilage Scaffolds

Table 5

Water contact angles as function of time of 25/75 PCL/PHBV scaffolds without local pore and with local pores obtained from different concentrations of NaOH.

SampleContact angle () (degree)
0 s5 min6 min7 min10 min11 min

25/75 PCL/PHBVN/A0
50NaCl_0.5H25/75 PCL/PHBV0
50NaCl_1H25/75 PCL/PHBV0
50NaCl_3H25/75 PCL/PHBV0
50NaCl_DI25/75 PCL/PHBV0