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 |