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Table 2 Summary of methods and parameters applied in the evaluation of pore size

From: Note on the use of different approaches to determine the pore sizes of tissue engineering scaffolds: what do we measure?

Characterization of the scaffolds

Method

Parameter

Abbreviation

SEM

Average diameter of the pores

SEM

μCT-2D

Mean thickness

MT

Major diameter

MD

Biggest inner circle diameter

BICD

Area-equivalent circle diameter

AECD

μCT-3D

Sphere-fitting algorithm

3D