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FIGURE 4.17
Compressive strength of plotted silicon-based bioceramic scaffolds. Stress-strain curves of
plotted (a) β-CaSiO 3 and ( b) mesoporous Ca-Si-P scaffolds; (c, e) morphologies of β-CaSiO 3 and
(d, f) mesoporous Ca-Si-P scaffolds (c, d) before and (e, f) after compression.