Improving Fibrin Hydrogels’ Mechanical Properties, through Addition of Silica or Chitosan-Silica Materials, for Potential Application as Wound Dressings

Figure 4

Young’s modulus of fibrin hydrogels modified with S and CS materials compared with native fibrin (0). S materials (4 and 20 mg/mL) (a), CS6 materials (0.7, 1.7 and 4 mg/mL) (b), and CS6, CS7, and CS8 materials (0.7 mg/mL) (c). Different at a significance level of 0.005. Native fibrin n = 9; S and CS modified fibrin n = 3.

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