Figure 5.

Mechanical and swelling properties of biomaterials. (A) Compressive modulus of COL, COL:BG, COL:D.E., and COL:BS biomaterials. The statistically significant differences were determined using one-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey’s test (*: p < 0.05). Values are represented as mean ± SD. (B) Changes in absorption capacity of the developed biomaterials after incubation in PBS. Symbols denote statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in comparison to: (*) COL 0 min, (#) COL vs. COL:BG, (and) COL vs. COL:D.E., and (%) COL vs. COL:BS.