V1 |
Molar volume of swelling agent |
18.1 ml/mol |
ρhex
|
Density of hexane |
666.7 mg/ml |
χ1,IA
|
Polymer-solvent interaction parameter for poly(itaconic acid) |
Not available |
χ1,PEG
|
Polymer-solvent interaction parameter for poly(ethylene glycol)27
|
0.55 |
Cn,IA
|
Flory characteristic ratio of poly(itaconic acid)22
|
4.63 |
Cn,PEG
|
Flory characteristic ratio of poly(ethylene glycol)28
|
3.8 |
ℓ |
Carbon-carbon bond length along polymer chain |
1.54 Å |
Mo
|
Molecular weight of IA repeating units |
130 g/mol |
Mn
|
Number average molecular weight of the hydrogel in the absence of crosslinker (Determined experimentally) |
11,505 g/mol |
Mr
|
Molecular weight of the repeating unit of the polymer |
130 g/mol |
X |
Nominal degree of crosslinking |
0.100 or 0.125 |