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Table 2 Summary of the means for the highly-uniform group of rat femora and humeri undergoing three-point bending tests (one standardized snap freezing cycle)

From: On the influence of surface coating on tissue biomechanics – effects on rat bones under routine conditions with implications for image-based deformation detection

Highly-uniform Group

Elastic Modulus [GPa]

Maximum Force [N]

Bending Strength/Maximum Stress [MPa]

Strain at Maximum Force [%]

Mean ± Standard Deviation

Femora

 UC-PA (n = 4)

1.85 ± 0.56

178.25 ± 11.87

82.80 ± 12.04

11.27 ± 1.42

 UC-PR (n = 3)

1.98 ± 0.45

210.69 ± 5.98

100.33 ± 11.58

12.69 ± 4.48

 WB-PA (n = 3)

2.06 ± 0.32

185.35 ± 34.44

89.85 ± 14.88

10.55 ± 1.17

 WB-PR (n = 3)

2.77 ± 0.43

202.02 ± 3.00

114.86 ± 7.98

9.86 ± 1.18

 SB-PA (n = 4)

2.18 ± 0.61

204.21 ± 17.97

105.03 ± 20.43

11.27 ± 2.61

 SB-PR (n = 3)

1.97 ± 0.23

200.55 ± 19.3

99.36 ± 3.86

10.98 ± 1.69

Humeri

 UC-PA (n = 3)

4.93 ± 1.11

111.22 ± 16.77

156.19 ± 19.39

5.02 ± 0.75

 UC-PR (n = 3)

5.64 ± 1.44

124.12 ± 2.21

162.76 ± 14.61

5.43 ± 1.00

 WB-PA (n = 3)

4.25 ± 0.43

114.15 ± 10.17

155.95 ± 10.60

5.88 ± 0.61

 WB-PR (n = 3)

4.67 ± 0.73

105.70 ± 15.37

168.31 ± 25.07

5.01 ± 0.65

 SB-PA (n = 3)

5.17 ± 2.81

108.61 ± 15.78

164.81 ± 39.55

6.07 ± 1.96

 SB-PR (n = 3)

4.05 ± 0.11

110.70 ± 25.31

162.45 ± 43.98

4.87 ± 1.21