Table 3.
Scaffold characterization*
| Samples | Porosity (%) |
Pore size (μm) |
Tensile strength (MPa) |
Initial modulus (MPa) |
Strain at peak stress (%) |
Instant recovery (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry state | Wet state | Dry state | Wet state | Dry state | Wet state | ||||
| PU-PVCL6K | 90±2 | 58±34 | 2.13±0.20a | 2.50±0.36a | 3.14±0.52a | 3.47±0.24a | 219±24a | 250±13a | 100±1 |
| PU-PEG1K-PVCL6K | 93±2 | 54±26 | 1.08±0.16b | 0.31±0.03b | 1.91±0.13b | 0.60±0.14b | 253±13a | 209±36a | 100±1 |
| PU-PEG2K-PVCL6K | 94±3 | 64±39 | 0.42±0.05c | 0.07±0.01c | 1.19±0.33c | 0.19±0.08c | 82±25b | 91±32b | 98±1 |
denote significantly difference for each group and each characteristic.