Table 2 Comparison of minimal elastic modulus Emin(ρ0) for the scaffold designs under consideration.

From: Optimization of Bone Scaffold Porosity Distributions

ρ0 = 0.13

0.13

ρ0 = 0.75

0.45

Optimization among constant ρ0

0.50

Full optimization

0.54

Optimization among constant ρ0 (reduced bone regeneration)

0.26

Full optimization (reduced bone regeneration)

0.36

Reduced bone regeneration but ρ0 optimized for regular patient

0.28

  1. The values are normalized such that the scaffold material PCL has an elastic modulus of 1.
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