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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2013 Feb 10;34(15):3846–3857. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.01.026

Table 1.

Physicochemical characteristics of block ionomers

Copolymera Molecular weight Polydispersity
index
Average number of
units in ionic blocka
PEG-PLD10 6,400 1.03 10
PEG-PLD20 7,200 1.05 20
PEG-PLE10 6,500 1.15 10
PEG-PLE25 8,800 1.2 25
PEG- PLE40 11,000 1.01 40
a

The average molecular weights, polydispersity indices and the average number of monomer units in polyacid blocks were provided by manufacturer. The molecular weight of PEG block was 5,000.