Research Article

Embedding of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers within PHEMA Hydrogel Matrices: Tunable Stiffness Composites with Potential for Biomedical Applications

Table 2

Mechanical properties of hydrogels.

Material codeExtension Oscillatory
          
(MPa)(%)(MPa)(kPa)(kPa)

BC0.630.07
M1.011716
C115.251070
C101201450187

ligament

of tensile properties for pure BC taken from [11]. of tensile properties for natural ligament taken from [25]. values at 1 Hz.