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Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2016 Apr 11;45(2):439–451. doi: 10.1007/s10439-016-1605-7

Table 1.

Tensile mechanical properties of the explanted engineered root, leaflets, native pulmonary artery, and anastomoses


Sample Description	Sample Orientation	Thickness (mm)	UTS (MPA)	Modulus (MPA)

Explant Root	Circumferential Axial	0.93 ± 0.12	1.27 ± 0.20	4.11 ± 1.76
Explant Root	Circumferential Axial	0.93 ± 0.12	0.68 ± 0.27	2.32 ± 1.06

Explant Leaflet	Circumferential Axial	0.58 ± 0.12	2.54 ± 0.77	7.93 ± 2.71
Explant Leaflet	Circumferential Axial	0.58 ± 0.12	0.87 ± 0.28	1.94 ± 0.92

Anastomosis	Axial	1.59 ± 0.14	0.48 ± 0.29	1.43 ± 0.90

Native Pulmonary Artery	Circumferential Axial	1.30 ± 0.23	0.28 ± 0.03	0.93 ± 0.34
Native Pulmonary Artery	Circumferential Axial	1.30 ± 0.23	0.24 ± 0.12	0.64 ± 0.30