Table 1.
Formulation | Tensile Modulus, E [kPa] | Tensile Strength, TS [kPa] | |
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Controls | PEGDA 10 w/v% (nominal) | 31.0 ± 4.2 | 46.1 ± 15.0 |
Collagen 3 mg/ml | ND | ND | |
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Infiltration Time [min] | 15 | 37.2 ± 9.5 | 32.4 ± 15.3 |
30 | 62.8 ± 4.3a | 77.4 ± 14.6b | |
45 | 78.6 ± 12.4a,b | 120.7 ± 12.8a,b,c | |
60 | 70.8 ± 9.0a,b | 107.8 ± 19.1a,b |
(ND) Not able to be determined with ring tension test;
significantly different from nominal 10% w/v 6 kDa PEGDA, p < 0.05;
significantly different from 15 min infiltration time, p < 0.05;
significantly different from 30 min infiltration time, p < 0.05.