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Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2011 Feb 9;97(1):8–15. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.33005

Table 1.

Cartilage and construct dynamic modulus (E_D) as a function of applied strain

	Unconfined E_D (MPa)			Confined E_D (MPa)
Strain	Cartilage	10% PVA	20% PVA	Cartilage	10% PVA	20% PVA
4%	2.901 ± 1.668	0.068 ± 0.014^*	0.159 ± 0.038^*^†	0.828 ± 0.607	0.134 ± 0.049^*	0.593 ± 0.607^†
8%	3.904 ± 2.364	0.084 ± 0.011^*	0.165 ± 0.032^*^†	1.731 ± 1.018	0.340 ± 0.233^*	1.843 ± 0.487^†
12%	5.382 ± 2.868	0.088 ± 0.011^*	0.191 ± 0.015^*^†	3.094 ± 1.351	0.412 ± 0.275^*	4.372 ± 0.950^†

^*

p<0.05 vs. cartilage,

^†

p<0.05 vs. 10% PVA