Table 1. Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels Determined by Rheometrya.
Gel–HA hydrogel | G′ (Pa) | G″ (Pa) | δ (deg) |
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100/0 | 172 ± 38 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | ∼0.3 |
70/30 | 277 ± 32 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | ∼0.1 |
50/50 | 366 ± 28 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | ∼0.1 |
30/70 | 690 ± 85 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | ∼0.1 |
0/100 | 789 ± 220 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | ∼0.1 |
Storage (G′) and loss (G″) moduli and phase angle (δ) evaluated at a frequency of 1 Hz, using 1% strain and at 37 °C for hybrids with different compositions.