Table 1 Results from four-point bending and torsion tests, showing data from individual specimens and combined treatment means and standard deviations.
From: Osteoinductive 3D printed scaffold healed 5 cm segmental bone defects in the ovine metatarsus
Treatment | Bending stiffness (N/mm) | Ultimate torque (N m) | Yield torque (N m) | Torsional rigidity (N m 2/radian) |
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Scaffold | 780 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
Scaffold | 1400 | 52 | 30 | 31 |
Mean ± standard deviation | 1090 ± 440 | 38 ± 19 | 23 ± 10 | 21 ± 13 |
Control | 1200 | 34 | 24 | 20 |
Control | 950 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Mean ± standard deviation | 1070 ± 170 | 25 ± 14 | 18 ± 8 | 15 ± 7 |