Research Article

In Vitro Degradation of PHBV Scaffolds and nHA/PHBV Composite Scaffolds Containing Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles for Bone Tissue Engineering

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SEM micrographs of PHBV scaffolds after in vitro degradation in PBS at 37° (a, b, and c); SEM micrographs of HA/PHBV composite scaffolds: after in vitro degradation for 4 weeks (d) and 24 weeks (e) in PBS at 37°.
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(a) In vitro degradation after 4 weeks
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(b) in vitro degradation after 44 weeks
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(c) In vitro degradation after 44 weeks (High magnification view)
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(d) In vitro degradation after 4 weeks
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(e) In vitro degradation after 44 weeks