. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Macromolecules. 2012 Jan 1;45(1):39–45. doi: 10.1021/ma202282p

Table 1.

Size, swelling, and topology characterization for BAC-cross-linked microgels.

	r_h, nm (20°C)^a	r_h, nm (45°C)^a	Swelling Ratio^b	r_rms, nm^b	r_rms/r_h (20°C)	Est. cross-link density^c

5% BAC (T)	60	41	1.45	32.9 ± 0.1	0.55	8.38%
5% BAC (T) + DTT	73	34	2.18	42.4 ± 1.8	0.58	2.43%
5% BAC (R)	48	26	1.82	36.9 ± 0.6	0.78	5.12%

Sizes reported in pH 8.6 HEPES buffer.

calculated as r_h(20 °C)/r_h(45 °C).

calculated from swelling ratio using Varga model (see Supporting Information).