Table 1.

Acrylamide/bis-acrylamide addition table and respective elastic modulus, calculated from AFM nanoindentation measurements.

Acrylamide (%)/Bis-Acrylamide (%)	40% Acrylamide solution	2% Bis-Acrylamide solution	DI Water	1 M HEPES	Elastic Modulus (kPa)
8/0.06	1000 μL	150 μL	3800 μL	50 μL	3.32 ± 0.29
8/0.1	1000 μL	250 μL	3700 μL	50 μL	9.78 ± 1.00
8/0.48	1000 μL	1200 μL	2750 μL	50 μL	45.29 ± 1.45
8/0.8	1000 μL	2000 μL	1950 μL	50 μL	75.07 ± 5.10