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 code | Extension | Oscillatory | | | | | | (MPa) | (%) | (MPa) | (kPa) | (kPa) |
| BC | | | | 0.63 | 0.07 | M | | | 1.0 | 117 | 16 | C1 | | | 15.2 | 510 | 70 | C10 | | | 120 | 1450 | 187 |
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of tensile properties for pure BC taken from [11]. of tensile properties for natural ligament taken from [25]. values at 1 Hz.
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