Table 2. Material type effects on MN axial (n = 5) and transverse (n = 2) failures.

Test Type	MN Type	Force/Needle (N)
Axial Failure	PLGA (50∶50)	1.06±0.02
	SA (10% w/w)	0.18±0.05
Transverse Failure	PLGA (50∶50)	0.46±0.04
	SA (10% w/w)	0.04±0.02

Both data are represented as the mean and SD.