Fig. 4: Thermomechanical properties of polycarbonate-based materials.
From: 4D polycarbonates via stereolithography as scaffolds for soft tissue repair
The relationship between Tg and NTC concentration in the printed polycarbonate materials as determined from phase transitions examined using DMA compression (a), stress-strain behavior for dogbones tested at 10 mm·min−1 in uniaxial tensile mode (b), and representative cyclic compression behavior of printed porous PTMPCTX scaffolds in 37 °C PBS (c). Representative images of the PTMPTCX scaffold deformation at 25 °C are shown before loading (d), at 70% strain (e), and after the load is removed (f), with corresponding energy absorption for 100 cycles in alginate gels examined at 37 °C PBS, data are presented as mean values with error bars = standard deviation (n = 5) (g). Scale bar = 1 cm.
