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Published in final edited form as: Mater Sci Eng R Rep. 2008 Jan;62(4):125–155. doi: 10.1016/j.mser.2008.04.004

Table 4.

Mechanical properties of elastin-based polymer networks and natural tissues

Polymer Networks	Concentration (mg/ml)	\|G*\| (kPa)^a or E (kPa)^b	Ref.^c

ELP coacervate, 37 °C	324	0.08 ^a	[198]
tTG-crosslinked ELP	100	0.26 ^a	[261]
TSAT-crosslinked ELP	180	8 - 10 ^a	[68]
THPP-crosslinked ELP	200	5.8 - 45.8 ^a	[260]
γ-irradiated ELP	500	10 - 200 ^a	[246]
BS3-crosslinked ELP fusions	200-400	80 - 700 ^b	[252]
HMDI-crosslinked ELP fusions	100	400 - 930 ^b	[255]
Nucleus pulposus	NA	11.0 ^a	[286]
Articular cartilage	NA	440.0 ^a	[200]
Elastin	NA	300 - 600 ^b	[252]

Abbreviations: ELP, elastin-like polypeptide; tTG, tissue transglutaminase; TSAT, tris-succinimidyl aminotriacetate; THPP, β-[tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphino]-propionic acid; BS3, bis(sulfosuccinimidyl) suberate; HDMI, hexamethylene diisocyanate; NA, not available.

|G*|, Dynamic shear modulus (angular frequency of 10 rad/s).

E, Tensile modulus.

Some data estimated from graphical plots.