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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Biomater. 2009 Feb 28;5(6):1872–1883. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.02.030

Table 1.

Molecular Mass (MM) results for 4KG5 and its derivative macromonomers. Percentage conversion corresponds to conversion of glycolide monomer to PGA at the end of PEG chains (4KG5) and end-group modification of 4KG5 monomers with methacrylate end groups (4KG5 DA, DM, and UDM).

MM (g/mol) Conversion (%) Mn (NMR) Mn (MALDI) Mw (MALDI) PDI

4KG5 72 3944 4393 4437 1.01
4KG5 DA 81 4284 4567 4711 1.02
4KG5 DM 92 4302 4583 4720 1.03
4KG5 UDM 97 4400 4621 4760 1.03