Research Article

Bilateral Crosslinking with Glutaraldehyde and 1-Ethyl-3-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl) Carbodiimide: An Optimization Strategy for the Application of Decellularized Human Amniotic Membrane in Tissue Engineering

Table 1

Tensile strength of decellularized human amniotic membranes after different sample treatments (n = 3) with EDC, GTA, and EDC&GTA.

ScaffoldForce (N)Extension (mm)Thickness (mm)Stress (MPa) (mean ± SD)

HAM7.679 ± 0.5411.27 ± 6.080.0266.319 ± 0.68
dHAM4.210 ± 0.387.030 ± 5.180.0244.119 ± 1.1
dHAM/EDC3.760 ± 0.543.603 ± 2.190.0286.714 ± 0.68
dHAM/GTA6.130 ± 0.935.367 ± 5.180.0248.686 ± 1
dHAM/EDC&GTA9.510 ± 2.44.703 ± 1.650.02310.068 ± 3