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Effect of in vitro aging on the stiffness of bioabsorbable fixation plates
Spiros Zinelis1, Gregory Venetis, Theodoros Eliades
1Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of in vitro aging on the stiffness of bioabsorbable fixation plates. Twenty-four polylactic/polyglycolic acid plates (LactoSorb; Lorenz, Jacksonville, FL) were divided in 3 groups of 8 specimens each. Group A served as control, and groups B and C were immersed in 0.1 M lactic acid for 15 and 30 days, respectively. All specimens were subjected to a 3-point bending test, using a universal testing machine, and the stiffness of each specimen was estimated. When analyzed with one-way analysis of variance, no difference was observed for the control and in vitro-aged specimens with regard to stiffness. Long-term (30 d) in vitro aging of poly-L-lactic acid bioabsorbable fixation plates does not seem to significantly affect the stiffness of the material as derived from a 3-point bending test.
