Table 4. Mechanical Properties of Poly(tyrosol carbonate) during Erosion (Mean ± SD, n = 4)^a.

	modulus [GPa]		yield stress [Mpa]		yield strainb		mass-lossb,c
time	lipase	PBS control	lipase	PBS control	lipase	PBS control	lipase	PBS control
24 h	0.9 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.2d	25 ± 2	27 ± 2d	4%	5%d	1%	-
1 week	0.8 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	21 ± 2	34 ± 5	4%	6%	7%	-
4 weeks	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.3	26 ± 1	26 ± 2	6%	5%	17%	-
18 weeks	0.9 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	22 ± 1	27 ± 1	4%	6%	65%	-

^aSpecimens were tested while immersed in PBS at 37 °C.

^bSD < 1%.

^cMass loss recorded based on 400 μm thick, rectangular shaped specimens.

^dIdentical to the values shown in Table 3 for preconditioned specimens and included here again for ease of comparison.