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Table 3 Summary of means for mixed-effects group of rat femora and humeri undergoing three-point bending tests (two freezing cycles)

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

Mixed-effects Group

Elastic Modulus [GPa]

Maximum Force [N]

Bending Strength/Maximum Stress [MPa]

Strain at Maximum Force [%]

Mean ± Standard Deviation

Femora

 UC-PA (n = 2)

1.89 ± 0.39

180.20 ± 4.94

91.69 ± 12.81

10.24 ± 1.09

 UC-PR (n = 2)

2.16 ± 0.51

137.2 ± 19.56

91.82 ± 7.04

12.35 ± 1.60

 WB-PA (n = 3)

1.96 ± 1.02

131.40 ± 27.89

83.52 ± 26.11

11.30 ± 4.67

 WB-PR (n = 3)

1.61 ± 0.50

150.20 ± 29.09

82.56 ± 21.74

13.46 ± 3.07

 SB-PA (n = 1)

0.88

96.33

50.01

15.50

 SB-PR (n = 3)

1.37 ± 0.23

140.20 ± 34.77

72.77 ± 13.17

13.4 ± 4.53

Humeri

 UC-PA (n = 2)

5.49 ± 0.26

95.39 ± 2.73

158.50 ± 5.65

5.10 ± 0.28

 UC-PR (n = 2)

5.91 ± 1.25

75.64 ± 16.42

170.80 ± 11.40

4.29 ± 0.23

 WB-PA (n = 3)

5.56 ± 2.13

78.66 ± 20.35

163.30 ± 29.35

4.69 ± 1.26

 WB-PR (n = 3)

3.89 ± 2.41

96.42 ± 17.80

184.40 ± 6.37

6.99 ± 2.76

 SB-PA (n = 1)

5.91

79.63

187.50

5.57

 SB-PR (n = 3)

4.46 ± 1.24

107.00 ± 23.19

175.90 ± 39.75

5.87 ± 0.93