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Published in final edited form as: Biomacromolecules. 2013 Feb 27;14(3):900–909. doi: 10.1021/bm301995s

Table 3.

Mechanical properties of human cortical and trabecular bone with various 2D nanostructure reinforced PPF nanocomposites

Mechanical Properties	Young’s modulus (GPa)	Compressive yield strength (MPa)	Flexural modulus (GPa)	Flexural yield strength (MPa)
Trabecular bone^53–57	0.3–10	0.1–13	0.04–0.05	1.8–10
Cortical bone^{53, 56, 58, 59}	12–20	170–193	5–23	133–295
SWGONR	1.2–1.3	46.3–53.2	0.7–0.75	8.8–15.1
MWGONR	1.3–1.6	52.6–67.4	0.68–0.81	15.1–24.7
GONP	1.3–1.7	59.2–68.6	0.82–0.92	17–27.2
MSNP	1.5–2	64–81.3	0.87–1.0	18.5–27.1