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. 2011 Feb 8;6(2):e16813. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016813

Table 1. Tensile Properties of dry and hydrated scaffolds.

SCAFFOLD TENSILE STRENGTH (MPa) TENSILE MODULUS (MPa) TENSILE STRAIN (%)
Dry Wet Dry Wet Dry Wet
PCL 6.5±0.74 6.46±0.34 14.63±0.85 13.37±1.40 73.96±3.5 87.35±3.20
PCL/HA 3.99±0.31 3.03±0.98 9.14±1.15 9.23±1.88 93.82±8.3 51.48±4.2
PCL/col/HA 4.67±0.82 2.62±0.92 13.93±4.94 8.38±0.29 70.64±7.98 75.3±15.69
col 1.46±0.35 --- 18.26±3.14 --- 20.0±5.0 ---

Values represent the average ± standard deviation calculated in the linear portion at 10% strain. The hydrated collagen scaffolds have very low mechanical properties and could not be measured by this technique.