P(3HB) Based Magnetic Nanocomposites: Smart Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of storage modulus () and loss modulus () for neat P(3HB), P(3HB)/MNP, and P(3HB)/FF composites at different temperatures.

Measurement	Material	Temperature (°C)
		−20	0	20	50
Storage modulus (GPa)	Neat P(3HB)	0.98 ± 0.7	0.86 ± 0.4	0.74 ± 0.6	0.61 ± 0.4
	P(3HB)/MNP	2.77 ± 0.7	2.28 ± 0.5	1.87 ± 0.30	1.36 ± 0.5
	P(3HB)/FF	1.97 ± 0.5	1.59 ± 0.1	1.30 ± 0.3	0.95 ± 0.1
Loss modulus (GPa)	Neat P(3HB)	0.09 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.04
	P(3HB)/MNP	0.76 ± 0.3	0.68 ± 0.1	0.06 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.01
	P(3HB)/FF	0.84 ± 0.2	0.67 ± 0.1	0.49 ± 0.1	0.34 ± 0.3
	Neat P(3HB)	0.09 ± 0.02	0.09 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.03	0.10 ± 0.07
	P(3HB)/MNP	0.27 ± 0.04	0.29 ± 0.09	0.26 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.02
	P(3HB)/FF	0.43 ± 0.02	0.42 ± 0.01	0.38 ± 0.03	0.36 ± 0.01

MNP (54 mg/mL), FF (54 mg/mL), and (tan delta) (, error = ±SD).