Table 1.

Mechanical Properties of alginate/GMHA non-templated films and alginate/GMHA urea templated films (based on calculations summarized in Figure S4).

	Non-templated films	Urea-templated films
Young’s Modulus (MPa)	3.9 ± 1.1	3.3 ± 1.0
Tensile Strength (MPa)	3.8 ± 1.0	4.6 ± 0.6
Elongation (%)	97 ± 14	136 ± 22
Toughness (mJ)	9.7 ± 2.9	36.4 ± 14.1
Storage Modulus (MPa)	35.0 ± 4.7	22.1 ± 4.0
Loss Modulus (MPa)	4.2 ± 1.1	2.7 ± 1.5
Gelation point (Hz)	100 ± 3	N/A
Gelation point (Hz): Perpendicular to pores.	N/A	77 ± 3
Gelation point (Hz): Parallel to pores.	N/A	63 ± 4
% Elongation to break	67 ± 4	93 ± 10