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Barbieri Thesis - BioMedical Materials program (BMM)

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Chapter 7 – Polymer mole ecular weight annd<br />

instructive co omposites<br />

Table 4. Calccium<br />

and phosphhate<br />

cumulative ion concentrationns,<br />

mass loss an nd fluid uptake af fter 12 weeks<br />

in vitro degraadation.<br />

Differencces<br />

between ML L and MH were ssignificant<br />

only fo or fluid uptake, but b not for all<br />

other measurrements.<br />

CCalcium<br />

release Phosphate re elease Mass lloss<br />

Fluids uptake<br />

[M]<br />

[M]<br />

[%]<br />

[%]<br />

ML 5504±26<br />

170±5<br />

10.4±00.8<br />

17.4±2 2.5<br />

MH 5549±43<br />

179±5<br />

10.8±00.4<br />

10.2±2 2.0<br />

p. t–test > >0.3<br />

>0.15<br />

>0.45

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