Table 1 Physical property of each silk mat.

From: Bone regeneration is associated with the concentration of tumour necrosis factor-α induced by sericin released from a silk mat

 

Tensile strength (MPa)

*P-value

Tensile strain (%)

**P-value

Layer 1

48.11 ± 14.89

—

18.10 ± 3.77

NS

Layer 2

28.64 ± 10.23

NS

9.81 ± 1.85

0.002

Layer 3

24.73 ± 8.87

0.020

12.40 ± 4.97

0.014

Layer 4

28.33 ± 7.66

NS

21.72 ± 4.86

—

  1. (*P-value for comparison with Layer 1, **P-value for comparison with Layer 4, NS: not significant).
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