Table 1 Tensile properties of adventitia rings with different cytokine stimulation regimens.
Cytokine Group | Tensile Properties (kPa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic Modulus (E) | Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) | Failure Strength (FS) | |
ascorbic acid → TGF-β | 81.7 ± 18.5a | 15.2 ± 1.90a | 4.43 ± 1.62a |
TGF-β → ascorbic acid | 170.6 ± 16.1a | 40.0 ± 1.68a | 36.5 ± 8.46a |
ascorbic acid + TGF-β | 257.6 ± 48.0a | 57.8 ± 3.07a | 56.9 ± 3.18a |