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Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review (2021, background): “in medical applications is also favourable; its modulus of elasticity is 1–3 MPa (compared to ~50 GPa of glass) [2,47].”
Instrumented cardiac microphysiological devices via multi-material 3D printing (2016, neutral): “10). viscous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) ink (Young’s modulus of 1.28MPa, see Supplementary Fig.”
Advantages and challenges of microfluidic cell culture in polydimethylsiloxane devices. (2015, background): “…that are beneficial for cell culture, such as transparency and gas permeability, it should be kept in mind that the primary reason for using this material in microfluidic cell culture devices is from the fabrication perspective, namely, ease of prototyping and low cost (Berthier et al., 2012).”
Biology-inspired Microphysiological System Approaches to Solve the Prediction Dilemma of Substance Testing (2016, neutral): “…systems and the pros and cons of soft PDMS-based systems versus thermoplastic polymer systems in the field of MPS have been reviewed elsewhere (Alrifaiy et al., 2012; Andersson and van den Berg 2004; Berthier et al., 2012; Huh et al., 2013; Kim et al. 2007; Park et al. 2003; Wu et al. 2010).”