Table 2.
Density of 2D substrates (ρPEA-X%), mean molecular mass between crosslinks, mean number of units between crosslinks obtained from the ideal network (νst), mean number of monomer units per elastically active chains (νel), crosslinking density (nc/Vpol), swelling degree in ethanol (w), interaction parameter between polymer network-solvent (χEtOH-pol), mesh size of the network (ξ).
| %EGDMA | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ρPEA-X% (g/cm3) | 1.132 | 1.135 | 1.136 | 1.143 | 1.151 |
| (g/mol) | 12801 | 10826 | 8367 | 5201 | 1976 |
| νst | 98 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 10 |
| νel | 128 | 108 | 84 | 52 | 20 |
| nc/Vpol (mol/cm3) | 8.85E-05 | 1.05E-04 | 1.36E-04 | 2.20E-04 | 5.82E-04 |
| w (%) | 70.98 | 62.49 | 57.15 | 48.08 | 34.48 |
| χEtOH-pol | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.90 |
| ξ (nm) | 4.38 | 4.03 | 3.54 | 2.79 | 1.72 |