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Published in final edited form as: Pharm Res. 2009 Jun 25;26(9):10.1007/s11095-009-9923-1. doi: 10.1007/s11095-009-9923-1

Table IV. Diffusion Coefficients of Model Compounds in sIPNs and PEG-only Hydrogels at 37°C.

Solute Type of loading D (×10−8cm2/s)

Early-time (0–6 h) Late-time (6–24 h)


1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a
AgSD Single 1.760 1.680 1.640 1.670 2.640 0.972 1.647 0.987 0.745 1.869 3.307 1.112
Concurrent 2.900 2.026 2.052 1.540 1.170 0.645 0.642 0.888 0.812 1.228 0.494 0.325
Bup Single 4.250 3.829 3.649 4.180 4.620 2.75 1.480 0.787 0.895 2.480 1.534 0.096
Concurrent 4.394 3.841 3.878 4.080 3.950 2.12 1.38 1.20 0.827 1.193 2.028 0.094
NaSD Single 2.560 2.560 1.530 - - 3.18 1.13 1.19 0.675 - - 1.6
KGF Single 0.060 0.005 0.001 0.085 0.092 0.001 7.1 ×10−3 5.2×10−3 3.9×10−3 0.018 5.1 ×10−3 1.2×10−3
BSA-FITC Single 0.333 0.234 0.155 0.412 1.310 0.63 0.155 0.131 0.110 0.225 0.331 0.23
a

sIPN of gelatin/PEGdA w/w: 1, 10:15; 2, 10:20; 3, 10:30; 4, 15:15; 5, 20:15. 6, PEG-only hydrogel of 15% w/v PEGdA.