A study of pore size and strength of dead live porites

Abstract

This study was conducted to see if there is any difference in the pore size and mechanical strength between dead and live Porites. The result of this study will help in choosing the best part of Porites to be used as bone graft substitute. Porites heads were sampled from Bidong Island and brought back to the laboratory, and then were cut and cleaned before undergoing the measurement tests. To date, there is no scientific standard for running this type of test.