Table 6.

Diminution of mechanical properties between the dry and swollen states.

	Compression Modulus (kPa)		Diminution of Compression Modulus (%)		Diminution of Maximum Stress at 70% Deformation (%)
Casting Conditions	L-toCNF	H-toCNF	L-toCNF	H-toCNF	L-toCNF	H-toCNF
1	45 ± 4	33 ± 4	−57 %	−78%	−4%	−54%
2	9 ± 1	8 ± 1	−75 %	−90%	−82%	−90%
3	6 ± 1	7 ± 1	−89%	−92%	−90%	−89%
4	9 ± 1	9 ± 4	−77%	−49%	−82%	−73%