Table 2 Tensile testing data of explanted 6-month and 18-month TEVG

From: Evaluation of an engineered vascular graft exhibiting somatic growth in lambs to model repair of absent pulmonary artery branch

Explanted animal ID

Suture Retention Force (gram-force)

Thickness (mm) Strip #1Strip #2

Strip 1: Maximum Tension (N/m)

Strip 1: Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)

Strip 2: Maximum Tension (N/m)

Strip 2: Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)

GLPA 5

620

1.58

0.88

3423

2.17

1382

1.57

GLPA 7

416

0.34

0.30

1711

5.03

1277

4.26

GLPA 10

680a

0.27

0.29

977

3.62

1068

3.68

LPA 1

535

0.67

0.77

1061

1.58

757

1.00

LPA 2

346

0.40

0.28

1013

2.53

843

3.01

  1. aThe suture did not fail; the maximum limit of the load cell was exceeded.
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