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Table 6 Mass loss investigation results

From: 3D-printed patient-specific implants made of polylactide (PLDLLA) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) for corrective osteotomies of the distal radius

Specimen*

Initial mass (mg)

Mass after degradation (mg)

Mass loss (mg)

Average m/l type specimens (mg)

Average all specimens (mg)

Mass loss (%)

Average m/l type specimens (%)

Average all specimens [%]

2(24 h)l

541.90

541.89

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.002

0.020

0.002

3(24 h)l

528.62

528.61

0.01

0.002

2(24 h)m

640.10

640.10

0.00

0.01

0.000

0.015

3(24 h)m

637.65

637.63

0.02

0.003

2(72 h)l

541.62

541.46

0.16

0.15

0.16

0.030

0.028

0.026

3(72 h)l

543.24

543.10

0.14

0.026

2(72 h)m

636.49

636.34

0.15

0.16

0.024

0.025

3(72 h)m

654.08

653.91

0.17

0.026

2(1w)l

549.67

549.89

-0.22

-0.69

-0.86

-0.040

-0.129

-0.144

3(1w)l

533.43

534.59

-1.16

-0.217

2(1w)m

637.74

638.16

-0.42

-1.02

-0.066

-0.159

3(1w)m

644.42

646.04

-1.62

-0.251

2(2w)l

554.47

554.95

-0.48

–0.61

-0.66

-0.087

-0.112

-0.112

3(2w)l

542.30

543.04

-0.74

-0.136

2(2w)m

623.90

624.85

-0.95

-0.70

-0.152

-0.112

3(2w)m

632.47

632.92

-0.45

-0.071

2(3w)l

554.47

543.67

-0.95

-1.14

-1.34

-0.175

-0.209

-0.224

3(3w)l

542.30

548.17

-1.33

-0.243

2(3w)m

623.90

640.65

-1.13

-1.54

-0.177

-0.239

3(3w)m

632.47

648.76

-1.95

-0.301

2(4w)l

552.73

555.31

-2.58

-2.24

-2.48

-0.467

-0.408

-0.413

3(4w)l

545.68

547.58

-1.90

-0.348

2(4w)m

651.76

654.86

-3.10

-2.67

-0.476

-0.419

3(4w)m

642.21

644.53

-2.32

-0.361

  1. *l/m indicates lateral/medial WSPSI