Table II.
T1107/T904 composition (total 100%) | Reverse Thermal Gelation | Tandem crosslinking via reverse thermal gelation and Michael-type addition | |||
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Tube inversion | Rheometry | ||||
Gelation point (°C) | Gelation point (°C) | Peak storage modulus (kPa) | Gelation time (sec) | Peak storage modulus (kPa) | |
100/0 | 22 | 20.73±0.23 | 36.25±4.88 | 23.5±2.12 | 52.61±11.26 |
75/25 | 26 | 21.40±0.40 | 26.60±4.17 | 24.17±5.58 | 56.34±6.77 |
50/50 | 31 | 23.67±1.22 | 15.13±2.65 | 88.33±12.58 | 56.57±6.50 |
0/100 | ND | ND | - | 153.33±5.77 | 45.97±5.38 |
4-arm PEG | ND | ND | - | - | - |
Reverse thermal gelation was monitored in the range of temperature between 4°C and 40°C. ND=not detectable.