Biocompatibility and Biomechanical Effect of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Implanted in the Corneal Stroma: A Proof of Concept Investigation

Table 1

Number of sample data sets (), Young’s modulus, yield stress, and failure strain obtained in each one of the samples.

Group		Young’s modulus (MPa)	Yield stress (MPa)	Failure strain
Control	5	12.1 ± 2.5	1.4 ± 0.3	0.40 ± 0.06
Pocket	6	12.0 ± 4.2	1.9 ± 1.0	0.39 ± 0.08
Reference 1	5	11.8 ± 1.3	2.3 ± 0.3	0.47 ± 0.05
Reference 2	7	13.0 ± 3.9	1.9 ± 0.6	0.41 ± 0.07