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Table 3 Unit porous size, interporous distance, total volume, and total surface area of the cage at different porosities

From: Additive-manufactured Ti-6Al-4 V/Polyetheretherketone composite porous cage for Interbody fusion: bone growth and biocompatibility evaluation in a porcine model

Porosity rate (%)

Unit porous size (mm3)

Interporous distance (mm)

Total volume of cage materials (mm3)

Total surface area (mm2)

Young’s modulus (GPa)

0

Nil

Nil

600

631

1.53

40

0.23

0.40

380

2391

1.33

60

0.23

0.31

300

2406

1.28

80

0.23

0.22

190

2137

0.32