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Tensile properties of adventitia rings with different cytokine stimulation regimens.
| Cytokine Group | Tensile Properties (kPa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic Modulus (E) | Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) | Failure Strength (FS) | |
| ascorbic acid → TGF-β | 81.7 ± 18.5a | 15.2 ± 1.90a | 4.43 ± 1.62a |
| TGF-β → ascorbic acid | 170.6 ± 16.1a | 40.0 ± 1.68a | 36.5 ± 8.46a |
| ascorbic acid + TGF-β | 257.6 ± 48.0a | 57.8 ± 3.07a | 56.9 ± 3.18a |
aDenotes statistical significance between all groups (p < 0.01).
