Table 3.

Mechanical properties of Sil-MA hydrogel depending on Sil-MA contents

Sil-MA contents (%)	10	20	30
Compressive stress at break (kPa)	122 ± 45	434 ± 128	910 ± 127
Compressive strain at break (%)	69.5 ± 0.5	77.7 ± 3.3	80 ± 5.1
Compressive elastic modulus at 50% strain (kPa)	17.7 ± 0.3	47.8 ± 4.8	125.8 ± 34
Tensile stress at break (kPa)	ND	52 ± 4.3	75 ± 7.5
Elongation at break (%)	ND	77.6 ± 3.8	124.2 ± 41
Tensile elastic modulus at 50% strain (kPa)	ND	9.7 ± 1.0	14.5 ± 2.9
Water content at 5 h from dried Sil-MA (%)	4580 ± 480	2026 ± 202	1059 ± 121
Expansion rate at 5 h (%)	175.2 ± 6.1	150.0 ± 0.9	145.4 ± 2.4