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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2011 Aug 27;32(33):8343–8355. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.05.001

Fig 3.

Fig 3

(a) Oscillatory frequency sweeps for rheological assessment of the effect of human semen on the network strength and relaxation time of the crosslinks at 37°C. N=3, Mean. (b) Time dependent dynamic rheology for the assessment of the effect of human semen on the PBA-SHA SMP at 37°C. N=3, Mean. Time sweep was performed at a constant oscillatory stress and angular frequency. (c) Time dependent dynamic rheology on the SMP at 37°C for the assessment of the gelation kinetics of the SMP. Polymer solutions (75 mg mL−1, pH 4.8) at room temperature were simultaneously mixed on the 37°C Peltier plate. A time sweep was performed at a constant oscillatory stress and angular frequency. G' was larger than G" at all time points. Data is shown as a percent of G' maxima as a function of time. (d) Oscillatory frequency sweeps comparing the η*(ω) and η(γ̇) of the SMP at 37°C. N=3, Mean.