Table 1.

Mechanical properties of G and GH cryogels. Values are the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of five independent measurements.

Mechanical Property	G	GH
Compressive elastic modulus at 10% strain (MPa)	0.15 ± 0.05	0.22 ± 0.03 *
Compressive elastic modulus at 20% strain (MPa)	0.31 ± 0.11	0.52 ± 0.04 *
Compressive elastic modulus at 30% strain (MPa)	0.64 ± 0.23	1.26 ± 0.16 *
Compressive strain to failure (%)	45.0 ± 4.9	32.8 ± 2.2 *
Compressive stress to failure (MPa)	0.21 ± 0.04	0.17 ± 0.02 *
Toughness (kJ/m3)	35.0 ± 2.6	22.5 ± 5.4 *
Compressive stiffness at 0.2 mm displacement (kN/m)	4.45 ± 1.55	6.51 ± 0.67 *
Compressive stiffness at 0.4 mm displacement (kN/m)	8.99 ± 3.08	14.54 ± 0.84 *
Compressive stiffness at 0.6 mm displacement (kN/m)	18.20 ± 6.19	32.63 ± 3.68 *

* p < 0.05 compared with G.