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Figure 3. The micrographs of (A) poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP), (B) poly(trimethyl carbonate) (PTMC)/TCP, and (C) PTMC/
PCL/TCP scaffolds with different TCP content. PTMC/TCP scaffolds with (a ) 0%, (b ) 5%, (c ) 10%, (d ) 15%, (e ) 20%, and (f ) 25% TCP content; PCL/
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TCP scaffolds with (a ) 0%, (b ) 5%, (c ) 10%, (d ) 15%, (e ) 20%, and (f ) 25% TCP content; PTMC/PCL/TCP scaffolds with (a ) 0%, (b ) 5%, (c ) 10%,
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(d ) 15%, (e ) 20%, and (f ) 25% TCP content.
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loss and higher M loss than PTMC scaffolds. PTMC/ scaffolds. PTMC/PCL/25%TCP had lower M loss than
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PCL/25%TCP underwent higher weight loss and lower PTMC/PCL/10%TCP and PTMC/PCL scaffolds. Thus,
M loss than PTMC/PCL scaffolds, while PTMC/ TCP nanoparticles probably induced the occurrence of
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PCL/25%TCP showed a slight weight loss compared to lower weight loss and higher M loss, increasing of water
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PTMC/PCL/10%TCP scaffolds. PCL/10%TCP underwent permeation in composites, and further acceleration of
relatively higher M loss than PCL/25%TCP and PCL hydrolysis and degradation.
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