Table 1.
Optimization results for infarct region.
| Time Point | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-MI | 1 Week | 4 Week | 8 Week | 12 Week | ||
| Saline | C (kPa) | 0.39 ± 0.10 | 1.48 ± 1.40 | 6.08 ± 4.03 | 9.38 ± 5.10 | 4.01 ± 2.34 |
| bf | 72.03 ± 29.63 | 171.53 ± 39.78 | 13.77 ± 12.54 | 15.28 ± 19.71 | 19.01 ± 31.15 | |
| bt | 5.08 ± 4.53 | 24.22 ± 19.62 | 6.58 ± 5.96 | 8.32 ± 4.59 | 8.07 ± 5.64 | |
| bfs | 36.69 ± 18.23 | 22.25 ± 17.55 | 8.64 ± 2.51 | 25.27 ± 27.41 | 17.19 ± 18.13 | |
| epi-angle (deg) | −14.89 ± 21.30 | −23.00 ± 25.01 | −18.15 ±21.81 | −33.54 ± 25.73 | ||
| endo-angle (deg) | 43.56 ± 2.50 | 35.66 ± 21.41 | 26.69 ± 14.61 | 9.18 ± 15.42 | ||
| MSE | 8.64 ± 1.53 | 7.43 ± 4.02 | 7.62 ± 2.08 | 11.31 ± 9.46 | 8.14 ± 3.63 | |
| Hydrogel | C (kPa) | 4.05 ± 2.86 | 4.38 ± 5.00 | 1.47 ± 1.54 | 5.36 ± 6.28 | |
| bf | 137.67 ± 102.75 | 122.59 ± 94.49 | 139.26 ± 99.94 | 41.27 ± 67.66 | ||
| bt | 11.38 ± 6.95 | 9.21 ± 6.31 | 18.55 ± 23.25 | 14.46 ± 14.47 | ||
| bfs | 25.63 ± 21.05 | 30.02 ± 25.12 | 25.74 ± 20.63 | 23.54 ± 29.29 | ||
| epi-angle (deg) | −8.88 ± 15.60 | −10.07 ± 17.17 | −2.16 ± 3.07 | −24.28 ± 20.95 | ||
| endo-angle (deg) | 56.84 ± 16.75 | 32.07 ± 18.96 | 25.63 ± 17.16 | 28.83 ± 24.93 | ||
| MSE | 6.14 ± 1.53 | 7.08 ± 2.16 | 9.81 ± 4.25 | 8.87 ± 3.55 | ||