Table 1.
Resistance values determined by 4-point probe of hydrated and dehydrated agarose hydrogels doped with different polymers.
| +150 mM HBSS | −150 mM HBSS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance (ohms) | Resistance (ohms) | ||
| Gel only | 101.56 | 1.56 * 104 | |
| Hydrated | Gel + PSS | 98.43 [a] | 0.487 * 104 [b] |
| Gel + poly(2c) | 91.87 [a] | 0.401 * 104 [b] | |
| Gel only | > 2 * 108 | > 2 * 108 | |
| Dehydrated | Gel + PSS | > 2 * 108 | > 2 * 108 |
| Gel + poly(2c) | 3.14 * 107 | > 2 * 108 | |
p < 0.001 by one-tail t-test
p < 0.005 by one-tail t-test.