International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 2 Mechanical properties of cotton gauze before and after oxidation by mixture of nitric acid/phosphoric acid (mixed acid) and monoacro acetic acid (MCA)
From: Development of cellulosic-based hemostatic dressing with antibacterial activity
Sample | Stress | Strain | Young's modulus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MPa | SD | % | SD | MPa | SD | |
Cotton gauze | 6.83 | 2.11 | 7.25 | 1.17 | 62.32 | 11.24 |
Mixed acid | 0.84 | 0.33 | 20.18 | 4.12 | 2.83 | 1.15 |
MCA | 2.37 | 0.43 | 24.98 | 7.38 | 0.53 | 0.62 |