Table 1. Tensile properties of the five-layered poly (lactydo-co-caprolactone) (PLC) membrane and bladder specimens.
Material | Ultimate tensile strain (mm/mm) | Ultimate tensile strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus R1 (MPa) | Elastic modulus R2 (MPa) |
PLC | 4.35 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 2.25 |
Rat bladder (27) | 2.03 | 0.72 | - | 0.76 |
Pig bladder (27) | 1.66 | 0.32 | - | 0.26 |
Human bladder (27) | 0.69 | 0.27 | - | 0.25 |
The elastic range 1 (R1) was demonstrated up to 24% of strain and the elastic range 2 (R2) between 70 % and 429 %.