Table 1.

Mechanical properties of BSAMA hydrogels and cryogels.

Sample		Stress at Break (kPa)	Strain at Break (%)	Compressive Modulus (kPa)
10%	Transparent	35.02 ± 0.04	65.30 ± 1.13	5.28 ± 0.10
	Opaque	89.14 ± 0.14	89.53 ± 0.94	4.92 ± 0.001
15%	Transparent	359.17 ± 0.22	64.81 ± 2.33	38.95 ± 0.24
	Opaque	520.04 ± 0.79	90.25 ± 1.17	20.25 ± 0.001
20%	Transparent	377.30 ± 1.17	69.47 ± 3.16	91.40 ± 1.27
	Opaque	684.39 ± 0.33	90.21 ± 2.01	118.88 ± 0.54