Radiolytic Synthesis of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Wound Dressings

Table 2

The mechanical properties and degree of swelling of SF-CS-PVA films at varied PVA concentration. Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation.

% PVA (w/w)	Stress at break (kPa)	Strain at break (%)	Elastic modulus (kPa)	Degree of swelling (%)
20	109.6 ± 40.3	18.0 ± 3.4	1111.6 ± 415.9	134.15 ± 2.72
33	313.8 ± 35.0	27.8 ± 2.4	1960.5 ± 160.2	131.37 ± 1.98
50	346.2 ± 39.9	36.8 ± 4.6	2567.3 ± 288.8	148.80 ± 3.11
67	374.1 ± 28.82	68.9 ± 4.3	2242.7 ± 493.5	166.27 ± 2.33