Table 1.
polymer | elastomer (E)/thermoplastic (T) | Y modulus (stiffness) | tensile strength | degradation (month) | references |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PGA | T | 7–10 GPa | 70 MPa | 2–12 | [35,36] |
PLLA | T | 1–4 GPa | 30–80 MPa | 2–12 | [35] |
PHB | E | 2–3 GPa | 36 MPa | degradable | [37] |
PPD or PDS | E | 0.6 GPa | 12 MPa | 6 | [36,38] |
TMC | E | 6 MPa | 12 MPa | degradable | [38] |
TMC-PDLLA (50 : 50) | E | 16 MPa | 10 MPa | degradable | [38] |
POC | T | 1–16 MPa | 6.7 MPa | degradable | [36,39] |
PGS | E | 0.04–1.2 MPa | 0.2–0.5 MPa | degradable | [36,40,41] |
collagen fibre (tendon–bone) | E | 2–46 MPa | 1–7 MPa | degradable | [42,43] |
collagen gel (calf skin) | E | 0.002–0.022 MPa | 1–9 kPa | degradable | [44] |
rat myocardium | E | 0.001–0.14 MPa | 30–70 kPa | n.a. | [45–47] |
human myocardium | E | 0.02–0.5 MPa | 3–15 kPa | n.a. | [14,48,49] |