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. 2014 Autumn;13(4):1157–1163.

Table 1.

Properties of PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymers (Pluronics) used in this work.

Copolymers MW a Average no.of PEO units (x) b Average no.of PPO units (y) b
F127 12600 200.45 65.17/0.3251
F68 8400 152.73 28.97/0.1896
F88 11400 207.27 39.31/0.1896
F98 13000 236.36 44.83/0.1896
F108 14600 265.45 50.34/0.1896
a

The average molecular weights provided by the manufacturer (BASF, Wyandotte, MI).

b

The average number of PEO and PPO units were calculated using the average molecular weights.