Table 1.
Tensile mechanical and biochemical properties of engineered tissue tube developed from ovine and human dermal fibroblast (oDF & hDF)
Property | Ovine Aortic Valve Leaflet | Ovine Tubular TEHV | Human Tubular TEHV |
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Thickness | 0.37±0.06 mm | 1.2±0.1 mm | 0.8±0.1 mm |
UTS (circumferential) | 1.9±0.6 MPa | 1.5±0.8 MPa | 2.2±0.6 MPa |
Modulus (Circumferential) | 3.4±1.1 MPa | 4.2±0.3 MPa | 4.2±0.7 MPa |
Anisotropy | 2.8±0.9 | 3.1±0.2 | 2.0±0.3 |
Collagen Concentration | 54±7 mg/cm3 | 38±4 mg/cm3 | 38±9 mg/cm3 |
Protein Concentration | 70±11 mg/cm3 | 63±7 mg/cm3 | 56±6 mg/cm3 |
DNA content | 621±55 μg/cm3 | 4±4 μg/cm3 | 7±3 μg/cm3 |