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. 2023 Sep 26;109(12):3905–3918. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000727

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Mechanical properties of human native and decellularized (DC) vaginal tissue. (A) Force as function of strain for human vaginal tissue strips in Bioreactor. (B) Tensile stress σ as function of strain for human vaginal tissue strips in Bioreactor. (C) Force as function of strain for human full vaginal rings in Ring stretcher. (D) Tensile stress σ as function of strain for human full vaginal rings in Ring stretcher. The data represents the means of seven experiments. Mechanical properties of human native and DC vaginal tissue, measured with tissue strips in Bioreactor. (E) Peak load F max 2.7±0.2 N for native and 1.2±0.6 N for DC tissue. (F) Strain at rupture ε rup 223±24% for native and 171±17% for DC tissue. (G) Ultimate tensile stress σ ult 244±40 kPa for native and 108±53 kPa for DC tissue. (H) Elastic modulus E 246±77 N for native and 79±49 kPa for DC tissue. The data represents the means of seven experiments with SEM. Significance is depicted with *P<0.05, **P<0.01, and ***P<0.001.