2.4.3. Mechanical Testing

Hydrogel films of poly(Agar-co-AAc) were adequately cut and then subjected to tensile tests to get and compare, in this case, the Young’s modulus and deformation percentage of different samples. After that irradiation process, the samples were cut and evaluated in an autograph AGS-X-Shimadzu (Tokyo, Japan), using the following conditions: 44% moisture, the rate at 10 mm/min, and room temperature. The thickness of the analyzed samples consisted of a range of 0.90–2.20 mm. The measurements were repeated, at least, three times for each hydrogel.