Table 2.

Mechanical properties of unablated and ablated collagen-elastin hybrids.

	Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)	Strain at Failure (%)	Young’s Modulus (MPa)
Unablated hybrids	13.0 ± 2.1	18.0 ± 3.7	93 ± 20
Ablated hybrids	0.7 - 5.8	9.4 - 70	2.9 - 88
Blood vessels*	1.0 - 11	40 - 100	1.0 – 2.0
Cartilage & Ligament*	3 - 110	10 - 120	0.7 - 500

^*average values from [8, 19, 25, 26].