Table 2.

Mechanical properties of the PD3 hydrogel, PD3L4 NCH, and four different MR_NCHs.

Hydrogel Code	Stress at break (MPa)	Strain at break (%)	Young’s Modulus (MPa)	Toughness (kJ/m3)
PD3	0.025	883.4	0.015	162.3
PD3L4	0.445	1986	0.032	3837
PD3L4F1	0.472	2078	0.034	4021
PD3L4F2	0.506	2160	0.035	4198
PD3L4F3	0.353	1925	0.025	2741
PD3L4F4	0.263	1723	0.030	2218

- All values were obtained from five independent tests.