. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 17.

Published in final edited form as: Biofabrication. 2017 Aug 17;9(3):035007. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/aa834b

Table 1.

Mechanical properties of the electrospun scaffolds.

Polymer Blend	Young’s Modulus (MPa)	Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)	Percent Strain at Failure
PLLA	170.0 ± 7.6	3.7 ± 0.2	40%
PLLA/5%PLLA	180.0 ± 10.1	3.8 ± 0.2	< 10%
PLLA/5%PCL	67.0 ± 8.7	1.9 ± 0.1	>75%
PLLA/10%PCL	33.0 ± 7.0	1.0 ± 0.1	>75%
^*ePTFE	60	6	20–30%
^*Carotid Artery	7–11	1–2	60–70%

Properties for ePTFE [20] and native carotid artery [21] taken from previous literature.