Table 1 The results of average shrinkage analysis, average bulk density, average apparent density, and total porosity of the concave-top disc sintered 3D-printed bioceramic scaffolds
Shrinkage ratio (%) | Density (g/cm3) | Total Porosity (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drying | Sintering | |||||
Diameter | Height | Diameter | Height | Bulk density | Apparent density | 56.5 ± 0.6% (from bulk density) |
10.2 ± 0.3% | 5.6 ± 0.4% | 7.6 ± 0.2% | 10.4 ± 0.5% | 1.37 ± 0.16 | 2.91 ± 0.12 | |