Journal: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Article Title: Keratin Scaffold Formulation Impacts rhBMP-2 Biodistribution and Bone Regeneration in a Rat Femur Defect Model

doi: 10.1007/s13770-025-00747-4

Figure Lengend Snippet: Mechanical properties of left femurs at time of explantation (8 weeks after implantation) as determined by 1 mm/min with 1000 N load cell. A Max load at fracture. B Elastic modulus as determined from engineering stress and engineering strain. N = 5 all groups except 70:30 KOS:KTN where the sample broke in the Instron prior to testing. None of the groups had all 6 femurs from experimental animals subjected to mechanical testing because one sample was taken for histology. Max load and modulus could not be determined for Combined Controls because the tissue at the defect site was too weak to load into the mechanical testing apparatus. Error bars denote standard error of the mean

Article Snippet: Specimens were measured on an Instron Mechanical tester apparatus equipped with a 1000 N load cell.

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