Tensile Properties of Three Selected Collagen Membranes

Table 2

Correlations between the membranes’ physical parameters and the measured mechanical results.

Mechanical results/physical parameters	Max. load (N)		Max. extension (mm)		Energy (J)		Max. stress (MPa)
	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet
Surface area (mm^2)	0.26	0.46	0.42	0.51	0.33	0.42	0.10	0.35
Average thickness (mm)	0.30	0.16	0.35	0.02	0.25	0.02	−0.11	−0.19
Volume (mm^3)	0.31	0.19	0.37	0.06	0.27	0.05	−0.10	−0.16
Density (mg/mm^3)	0.78	0.85	0.91	0.90	0.92	0.84	0.68	0.90
Cross-sectional area (mm^2)	0.68	0.17	0.36	0.04	0.26	0.03	−0.11	−0.18

N = 30, all examined type of membranes, wet or dry. , .