. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 21.

Published in final edited form as: Acta Biomater. 2007 Apr 16;3(5):687–694. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2007.02.004

Table 2.

The results of lap shear tests of joints formed by bonding strips of four-layer lyophilized SIS using MAPS adhesive along with various metal ion solutions as curing agents. The numbers in parentheses indicate standard deviations. The sample size for each adhesive solution was n = 8. The final concentrations of all metal ions in their respective solutions were 25 mM and the DOPA concentration in the MAPS was 0.25 mM.

Adhesive solution	Adhesive weight (mg)	Strength (kPa)
MAPS + DI water (controls)	17 (2)	184 (35)
MAPS + Mn⁷⁺	18 (3)	190 (28)
MAPS + Cr⁶⁺	18 (3)	233 (51)
MAPS + Mn³⁺	18 (3)	199 (47)
MAPS + V⁵⁺	19 (3)	284 (47)
MAPS + Fe³⁺	14 (3)	241 (52)