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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2008;19(5):653–664. doi: 10.1163/156856208784089607

Table 1.

Summary of tensile test data of 6 ring-like specimens. The geometric dimensions were a diameter and axial length of 5 mm and an average wall thickness of 0.15 mm.

Sample # Yield Stress(MPa) Yield Strain UTS (MPa) Max Load (N) Linear Modulus (MPa)
1 1.574 0.830 2.686 3.344 2.51
2 1.173 0.831 2.267 3.741 2.05
3 1.341 0.832 2.113 3.265 2.36
4 1.773 0.830 2.388 2.889 2.83
5 1.732 0.830 3.220 3.896 3.11
6 1.049 0.830 1.839 3.659 1.85
Average 1.440 0.830 2.419 3.466 2.449