Table 1.

Uniaxial mechanical properties of human and animal aortic valve.

Group	Elastic Modulus (MPa)		Tensile Strength (MPa)		Tensile Strain (%)		Reference
	Circum.	Radial	Circum.	Radial	Circum.	Radial
Human	15	2	2.6	0.4	22	30	[11]
	14.55 ± 3.7	1.57 ± 0.1	2.3 ± 0.17	0.2 ± 0.21	6.8 ± 1.9	6.9 ± 1.9	[21]
	13.1	7.5	1.7	0.31	9	13	[12]
Animals	7.78 ± 1.7	1.28 ± 0.3	0.73 ± 0.1	0.1 ± 0.01	16.8 ± 6.5	11.6 ± 3.1	[21]
	9.26	2.28	1.2	0.32	39	51	[22]
	6.6	1.33	0.68	0.06	8	N/A	[23]