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. 2018 Sep 29;115(9):1770–1782. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.09.020

Table 1.

Values of the Shear Modulus G, Bulk Modulus K, Solvent-Polymer Matrix Mixing Parameter χ, and Water Diffusivity D of the BMs as Obtained from the Numerical Fitting Procedure for Two Values of the Indenter and Force Setpoints, Respectively

BM # G (Pa)
K (Pa)
χ (−)
D (× 10−7 m2/s)
R = 0.5 μm R = 3.5 μm R = 0.5 μm R = 3.5 μm R = 0.5 μm R = 3.5 μm R = 0.5 μm R = 3.5 μm
1 1856 540 1125 357 0.42 0.48 0.02 0.30
2 804 192 1476 473 0.44 0.48 0.03 1.50
3 1045 305 1395 435 0.42 0.47 0.02 0.18
4 558 229 1558 461 0.45 0.48 0.09 1.18
5 862 NDa 1456 ND 0.42 ND 0.01 ND
Mean 1025 316 1402 431 0.43 0.48 0.03 0.79
SD 496 156 165 52 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.65

Partial data is available for BM 5 because of the limited thickness of the membrane, which prevented indentation at the highest force setpoint.

a

ND, no data.