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. 2023 Apr 20;24(8):7558. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087558

Table 2.

Hydrogels synthesized from PEG-m 1 and 6 kDa.

Hydrogel Crosslinker, wt% PEG-m, wt% AIBN, wt% SD in THF, % SD in H2O, % Extractables, % Gel Yield, %
No crosslinker
1 kDa 0 99.5 0.5 837 ± 16 1236 ± 75 5.30 94.70
6 kDa 0 99.5 0.5 1048 ± 371 1682 ± 132 7.6 92.4
CB-m
1 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 427 ± 31 628 ± 89 17.65 82.35
10 89.5 0.5 356 ± 17 871 ± 95 20.20 79.80
6 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 561 ± 41 655 ± 181 13.7 86.3
10 100 0.5 237 ± 46 779 ± 30 11.1 88.9
CELL-m
1 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 338 ± 24 568 ± 74 24.40 75.60
10 89.5 0.5 125 ± 9 296 ± 9 13.25 86.75
6 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 652 ± 185 738 ± 12 10.1 89.9
10 89.5 0.5 387 ± 35 1102 ± 170 8.4 91.6
T-90-m
1 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 411 ± 50 683 ± 136 3.50 96.50
10 89.5 0.5 144 ± 4 323 ± 48 4.70 95.30
6 kDa 1 98.5 0.5 467 ± 45 376 ± 27 7.9 92.1
10 89.5 0.5 305 ± 97 948 ± 122 21.4 78.6