Table 1. List of polymer concentrations and bulk mechanical properties of PAM gels. Polymer concentrations are given in volume percent (% v/v); remaining percentage corresponds to deionized water. Uncertainties reported for shear moduli represent standard deviations from 5 measurements (see Section 2.6 for details).
| Name | Polymer concentrations |
Shear rheometry at 20 Hz |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylamide (%) | Bis-acrylamide (%) | Storage modulus, G′ (Pa) | Loss modulus, G″ (Pa) | |||||
| 3T1C | 3 | 0.03 | 63 ± 24 | 19 ± 7 | ||||
| 3T2C | 3 | 0.06 | 257 ± 22 | 22 ± 4 | ||||
| 4T1C | 4 | 0.04 | 376 ± 48 | 40 ± 8 | ||||
| 4T2C | 4 | 0.08 | 901 ± 59 | 32 ± 5 | ||||
| 5T1C | 5 | 0.05 | 960 ± 130 | 60 ± 13 | ||||
| 5T2C | 5 | 0.10 | 1970 ± 140 | 22 ± 12 | ||||
| 6T1C | 6 | 0.06 | 2115 ± 77 | 47 ± 20 | ||||