Research Article

Strontium Incorporated Coralline Hydroxyapatite for Engineering Bone

Table 2

Measurements of compressive strength and porosity of untreated Goniopora comparing to allogenic cancellous bone, HA, or other bioactive glasses in the literature.

Scaffold materialsCompressive strength (MPa)Porosity (%)

Goniopora4.6 ± 0.3768.3 ± 12.3
Sr-Ca2ZnSiO7 [12]2.16 ± 0.5278
Ca2ZnSiO7 [12]1.99 ± 0.4577.5
CaSiO3 [13]0.32 ± 0.1181
HA [14]0.03–0.2969–86
45S5 Bioglass [15]0.42–0.6084–89
Cancellous bone [1618]2–970–75