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. 2014 Feb 6;4(1):20130045. doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2013.0045

Table 3.

Stress at 10% deformation (σ10%), residual deformation (ɛr) and energy loss for cycles calculated from uniaxial cyclic tensile tests performed on bi-layered PU scaffolds. Values were calculated using the nominal dimensions of specimens.

cycle σ10% (MPa)  ɛr (%) energy loss (%)
1 0.79  2.5 45.6
2 0.77 2.7 20.7
3 0.76 2.9 18.1
4 0.75 3.0 16.8
5 0.75 3.1 16.1