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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 30.
Published in final edited form as: Biomater Sci. 2014 Apr 1;2(5):766–774. doi: 10.1039/c3bm60321k

Figure 8.

Figure 8

The storage modulus of PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels increases with increased MelNP loading. The storage modulus of hydrogels prepared from aqueous solutions of 200 mg-mL−1 PLGA-PEG-PLGA increases proportionally with increased concentration of MelNP. This increase can be attributed to increased bridging between hydrophobic domains upon gelation. Melanin nanoparticle concentrations of ≥10 mg-mL−1 prohibited network gelation (See Text).