. 2018 Jan 26;13(1):e0191919. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191919

Table 3. Two-tailed T-test statistical analysis of elastic modulus and long term shear modulus of TMPs and ex vivo tissue specimen (α = 0.05).

The Small Depth corresponds to the lower indentation depth measurement of each tissue, while the Long Depth corresponds to the higher. Porcine gallbladder was only indented at one depth due to its small thickness.

Subject Type	Depth	P-Value (α = 0.05)
Subject Type	Depth	Elastic Modulus	Long Term Shear Modulus
14% vs. 17% PVA	600 μm	0.00002	0.00005
14% vs. 17% PVA	800 μm	0.00001	0.00343
17% vs. 20% PVA	600 μm	0.00013	0.00091
17% vs. 20% PVA	800 μm	0.00002	0.00040
14% vs. 20% PVA	600 μm	0.00013	0.00188
14% vs. 20% PVA	800 μm	0.00002	0.00044
2% vs. 2.5% Agar	600 μm	0.01038	0.01720
2% vs. 2.5% Agar	800 μm	0.00553	0.00145
2.5% vs. 3% Agar	600 μm	0.00017	0.03186
2.5% vs. 3% Agar	800 μm	0.00001	0.00582
2% vs. 3% Agar	600 μm	0.00001	0.00318
2% vs. 3% Agar	800 μm	0.00001	0.00082
10% vs. 15% Gelatin	600 μm	0.00017	0.00043
10% vs. 15% Gelatin	800 μm	0.00008	0.00011
15% vs. 20% Gelatin	600 μm	0.00826	0.02962
15% vs. 20% Gelatin	800 μm	0.00037	0.00560
10% vs. 20% Gelatin	600 μm	0.00011	0.00035
10% vs. 20% Gelatin	800 μm	0.00001	0.00005
Rat Liver vs. Porcine Liver	Small	0.10364	0.27704
Rat Liver vs. Porcine Liver	Long	0.57440	0.53586
Rat Liver vs. Poricne Gallbladder	Small	0.04657	0.54677
Porcine Liver vs. Porcine Gallbladder	Small	0.02604	0.29875