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Figure 10. Effect of the nanohydroxyapatite and the immersion time in terms of compression properties.

Figure 11. Surface chemical composition measured by ATR-FTIR of the scaffolds: (a) week 0 and (b) week 8.

for 8 weeks, which resulted in certain degradation as on the scaffold surface, as observed in the FTIR analysis
observed from mass reduction up to 3.0% and loss of and the surface morphology, which could help with the
mechanical properties up to 9.3 MPa for the 10 wt% nHA biocompatibility. Regarding this key aspect, in vivo studies
at week 8. The immersion process led to only slight changes should be included in future studies.
in the pH of the medium and to hydroxyapatite deposition

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