2. Mechanical Properties of the Green Scaffold Compared with Synthetic Electrospun Scaffolds and Native Cartilage (This Study Concentrates on Studies with Similar Fiber Diameters, Thicknesses, and Alignments to Achieve a Meaningful Comparison).

material/scaffold type	UTS (MPa)	Young’s modulus (MPa)	references
green scaffold (aligned fibers)	4.58 ± 0.34	11.87 ± 0.54	present work
green scaffold (nonaligned fibers)	4.27 ± 0.92	20.37 ± 4.85	present work
soft/hyaline cartilage	3.5–9	4–12
electrospun PLA scaffold (various applications)	2–15	7.5–15	,,
electrospun PCL scaffold for bone regeneration	1–5	3–190
electrospun PS (various applications)	0.40–7.76	16.25–127.9	,,