Fish Scale-Derived Scaffolds for Culturing Human Corneal Endothelial Cells

Table 2

Properties of the FSS compared to human corneal Descemet’s membrane.

	Descemet’s membrane	Fish scale scaffold
Diameter (mm)	10	13
Thickness (μm)	8–35 [24, 25]	100–120
Tensile stress (MPa)	1.72 (±0.19) [26]	12.68 (±9.53)
Young’s modulus (MPa)	0.050 ± 0.02 [27]	56.4 (±21.91)
Transparency (%)	>98 [24]	92.67