Research Article

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

Table 7

Amounts of weight loss and ratios of area under peak A : B from IR spectra of pristine 25/75 PCL/PHBV scaffold and 25/75 PCL/PHBV with surface modification and with local pores at 30 days of degradation under different conditions.

SampleWeight loss (%)Ratio of area under peak A : B
37 °C50 °CWith enzyme, 37 °C37 °C50 °CWith enzyme, 37 °C

25/75 PCL/PHBV8.447.937.05
1H25/75 PCL/PHBV7.587.486.56
50NaCl_1H25/75 PCL/PHBV6.976.475.58