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. 2014 Apr 16;4:4706. doi: 10.1038/srep04706

Table 2. Comparison of average storage (G′) and loss moduli (G″) of swelling hydrogels at frequency of 0.42 Hz.

    0 h 4 h 24 h 48 h 96 h 7 days
G′ (×103 Pa) Purified 39.2 ± 13.4 31.2 ± 13.0 14.0 ± 5.93 17.2 ± 6.86 20.3 ± 2.26 16.3 ± 3.51
  Unpurified 16.0 ± 6.10 16.8 ± 5.47 18.1 ± 8.23 19.6 ± 3.04 4.18 ± 0.11 1.76 ± 0.12
G″ (×103 Pa) Purified 34.5 ± 4.88 20.2 ± 5.83 12.2 ± 4.21 11.7 ± 1.84 13.3 ± 1.18 12.7 ± 1.11
  Unpurified 9.72 ± 4.20 7.94 ± 1.37 5.95 ± 1.43 4.21 ± 1.14 2.45 ± 0.04 1.13 ± 0.05