Table 2.
Selected literature values of effective diffusion coefficients of proteins through hydrogels
Protein | D e (×10−6 cm2/s) | System |
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BSA | 0.46 | Low molecular weight calcium–alginate gel at 25 °C2 |
BSA | 0.45 | Glycidyl methacrylate modified hyaluronic acid gel at 37 °C47 |
BSA | 0.014 | Poly(ethylene glycol)-diacrylate gel at 25 °C62 |
BMP-2 | 2.9E−4 | Poly(ethyl methacrylate)/tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate gel at 37 °C58 |
Insulin-like growth factor I | 1.59 | Fibrin gel at 25 °C55 |
Myoglobin | 0.064 | Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate gel at 37 °C24 |
NGF | 0.78 | Agarose gel at 25 °C15 |