Table 3 Vertical deformation of both scaffold types
From: Designing of PLA scaffolds for bone tissue replacement fabricated by ordinary commercial 3D printer
Scaffold no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Mean | Median | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST1 | |||||||||||||
Height before vertical load h1 (mm) | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.54 | 1.20 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 0.11 |
Height after vertical load h2 (mm) | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.08 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 0.08 |
Non-reversible deformation Δ = (h2-h1)/h1 (%) | 14.93 | 9.66 | 22.73 | 5.47 | 7.63 | 15.65 | 5.59 | 13.64 | 10.00 | 8.97 | 11.43 | 9.83 | 5.08 |
ST2 | |||||||||||||
Height before vertical load h1 (mm) | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.07 |
Height after vertical load h2 (mm) | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.08 |
Non-reversible deformation Δ = (h2-h1)/h1 (%) | 22.95 | 30.40 | 14.55 | 25.81 | 14.66 | 36.22 | 30.97 | 31.82 | 27.69 | 22.41 | 25.75 | 26.75 | 6.83 |