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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Polym Sci. 2019 Jan 17;91:126–140. doi: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.01.003

Table 2.

Summary of rheological properties of hydrogel precursor solutions for groups presenting yield strain. Dash marks (−) = data not provided.

Reference Hydrogel Type Materials Methods Shear Response Recovery Time Yield Strain (%)
Diba et al.[152] Physical Colloidal Flocculation Bisphosphonate-functionalized hyaluronan and bioactive glass particles 8 mm parallel plate Thinning Immediate ~160 to 260
Gao et al.[81] Physical Hydrophobic Interactions Pyrene-tailored pyridinium and 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone 25 mm parallel plate - <180 s 78
Li et al. [137] Physical Charge Supramolecular gel containing charged micelles and laponite 25 mm parallel plate - <10 s 31.7
Liu et al.[80] Physical Hydrophobic Interactions Dexamethasone phosphate, betamethasone phosphate, and hydrocortisone phosphate 20 mm cone and plate Thinning <10 s 9.8
Lu et al.[66] Physical Peptide Interactions Peptide-PEG copolymer with dimerization and docking domain polypeptide 20 mm cone and plate, 27 μm gap Thinning ~6 s ~100 to 400
Rodell et al.[153] Physical Hydrophobic Interactions Hyaluronic acid functionalized with guest (adamantine) and host (p-cyclodextrin) 20 mm cone and plate (1°) Thinning <10 s ~60
Rodell et al.[154] Combinational Hydrophobic Interactions and Chemical Reaction Dual crosslinking hyaluronic acid functionalized with guest (adamantine) and host (p-cyclodextrin), and thiol/methacrylate groups 20 mm cone and plate Thinning <3 s 35
Wang et al.[109] Combinational Chemical Reaction and Photoinitiated Hyaluronic acid modified with hydrazone crosslinking groups and with noroborene modified hyaluronic acid and pentaerythritol tetramercaptoacetate 20 mm cone and plate Thinning <10 s ~200
Yu et al.[82] Chemical Reaction Chain-extended PEO-PPO-PEO multiblock copolymer 40 mm cone and plate (1°) - Immediate 130