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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Mater Technol. 2023 Feb 3;8(7):2201778. doi: 10.1002/admt.202201778

Table 2.

Mechanics and composition of porcine vessels.[121]

Vessel (direction) Modulus (MPa) Wet content (wt%)

Low strain High strain Collagen Elastin Smooth muscle
 Aorta (long) 0.250 3.16 13.7 9.0 11.35
(trans) 0.0567 3.30
 Carotid (long) 0.0345 0.876 12.2 9.3 8.94
(trans) 0.041 2.81
Vena cava (long) 0.319 2.31 18.3 2.67 8.97
(trans) 0.191 6.00