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Synthesis and Characterization of Polycaprolactone-Based Polyurethanes for the Fabrication of Elastic Guided Bone Regeneration Membrane

Table 6

The mechanical properties of solvent-casted membranes.

Solvent-casted membranesMechanical properties
Tensile strengthModulus of elasticityElongation at break
(MPa)(MPa)(%)

PCL69.1059.94621.02
PCL-HDI (1 : 1)30.7840.921211.86
PCL-HDI-PEG (2 : 3 : 1)33.6040.781162.46
PCL-HDI-PEG (1 : 2 : 1)28.1735.01788.83
PCL-HDI-PEG (1 : 3 : 2)Too fragile to conduct tests
PCL-HDI-EDA (2 : 3 : 1)51.9943.411553.00
PCL-HDI-EDA (1 : 2 : 1)Poor solubility in solvents for solvent casting
PCL-HDI-EDA (1 : 3 : 2)