Data for the analysis of PolyHIPE scaffolds with tunable mechanical properties for bone tissue engineering.
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SUBMITTER: Owen R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773382 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
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Data for the analysis of PolyHIPE scaffolds with tunable mechanical properties for bone tissue engineering.
Owen Robert R Sherborne Colin C Reilly Gwendolen C GC Claeyssens Frederik F
Data in brief 20151023
This article presents data related to the research article titled, 'Emulsion templated scaffolds with tunable mechanical properties for bone tissue engineering' (Owen et al., in press) [1]. This data article contains excel files with the results obtained during the mechanical characterisation of 20 acrylate-based PolyHIPE compositions, giving the Young's modulus, ultimate tensile stress and strain at failure for each specimen tested. Also included are the measurements taken to determine the degr ...[more]
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