Mechanical Properties of Membranes of Poly(L-co-DL-lactic acid) with Poly(caprolactone triol) and Study In Vivo

Table 5

Maximum tension, tension at rupture, deformation at rupture, and modulus of elasticity () obtained in the tensile strength tests of PLDLA/PCL-T membranes.

PLDLA/PCL-T blend	Maximum tension (MPa)	Tension at rupture (MPa)	Deformation at rupture (%)	Modulus of elasticity () (MPa)
100/0	21 ± 5.5	9.7 ± 1.8	8.7 ± 1.2	1564 ± 141
90/10	8.6 ± 0.5	6.5 ± 0.7	21.4 ± 6.0	795 ± 198
70/30	15 ± 0.8	7.8 ± 0.8	13.5 ± 2.0	1016 ± 198
50/50	9.2 ± 0.2	5.5 ± 0.4	26.8 ± 2.0	715 ± 63

The values are the mean ± SD of 5 determinations.