Comparison of the Effect of Sol-Gel and Coprecipitation Routes on the Properties and Behavior of Nanocomposite Chitosan-Bioactive Glass Membranes for Bone Tissue Engineering

Table 2

Comparison of mean values of maximum stress and strain for the films CS-BGNP and CS-BG.

Sample; wt%)	Maximum tensile stress; MPa)	Maximum deformation; %)
CS	42 ± 5.5	12 ± 2.9
CS 1% BGNP	62 ± 4.3	14 ± 2.2
CS 3% BGNP	73 ± 5.2	22 ± 3.1
CS 5% BGNP	80 ± 5.0	21 ± 3.1
CS 10% BGNP	68 ± 4.6	11 ± 2.9
CS 10% BG	53 ± 7.0	5 ± 2.0
CS 20% BG	67 ± 4.9	4 ± 0.9
CS 30% BG^*	X	X

Films for which tensile tests could not be performed.