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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2011 Jul 25;99(1):16–28. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.33158

Table 6.

Compressive modulus and yield stress of silk particle-reinforced silk sponges. (N=4, mean±SD) (Pore size: 500 – 600 μm).

Silk sponges (500 – 600 μm) Compressive modulus (MPa) Yield stress (MPa)
Dry Hydrated Dry Hydrated
1:0 3.9 ± 1.5 0.43± 0.20 0.47 ± 0.22 0.056±0.030
1:0.5 - 0.66±0.14 - 0.108±0.032
1:1 31.2 ± 9.8 1.33±0.24 2.5 ± 0.6 0.152±0.20
1:2 35.6 ± 6.7 2.62±0.48 2.8 ± 0.4 0.283±0.033
2:0 33.4 ± 11.0 1.57±0.19 3.8 ± 0.9 0.168±0.017
2:1 66.3 ± 17.1 2.82±0.40 4.1 ± 0.6 0.283±0.017