Research Article

Stem Cells Grown in Osteogenic Medium on PLGA, PLGA/HA, and Titanium Scaffolds for Surgical Applications

Table 1

Apparent density, porosity, and pore size of PLGA and PLGA/HAP scaffolds.

Scaffold typeApparent density (g/L)aPorosity (%)aPore size (μm)b

PLGA0.12 ± 0.0383.77 ± 0.62200–350
PLGA/HA0.19 ± 0.0175.44 ± 0.4200–300

aDetermined by Displacement method (solvent - Ethanol); bDetermined by SEM.