Table 1. Properties of polymer and biosynthetic-skin.

Sample

Stress at Break
(MPa)

Maximum
Stress (MPa)

Strain at
Brake (%)

Transition Onset
Temperature (ºC)

Transition
Enthalpy (J/g)

 Dry Polymer
 (10.6% Moisture)

0.44

0.45

25.6

30.0

199.8

 Dry Polymer
 (11.2% Moisture)

0.34

0.35

17.6

32.6

221.3

 Dry Polymer
 (13.6% Moisture)

0.24

0.25

15.8

35.7

243.6

 Hydrated Polymer
 (~80% Moisture)

0.01

0.01

41.0

-

-

 Biosynthetic-Skin
 (~90% Moisture)

0.02

0.02

10.8

-

-