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. 2020 Mar 18;18:51. doi: 10.1186/s12951-020-00602-9

Table 3.

Overview of the mechanical properties of the electrospun scaffolds

Nanofibrous scaffold Ultimate tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%) Young's modulus (MPa)
Chitosan (CS) 6.6 ± 0.8 12.5 ± 4.1 50.5 ± 8.3
Nylon-6 (PA6) 10.7 ± 0.6 20.3 ± 2.8 64.9 ± 7.8
CS-5CLO8Q 7.3 ± 1.4 10.4 ± 1.4 50.3 ± 5.4
PA6-PHMB 11.6 ± 0.7 36.3 ± 7.5 41.0 ± 8.8
Core/shell* 20.7 ± 2.5 14.1 ± 2.1 217.5 ± 12.6

*Core/shell is PA6-PHMB/CS-5CLO8Q