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. 2022 Feb 7;14(3):635. doi: 10.3390/polym14030635

Table 2.

Activation energy, Ea/R (K) in the different phases of the thermogelation process calculated from η*, G’, and G”. The standard error of the parameter estimate is also reported. R is the universal gas constant.

Ea/R (K)
Sol Phase
Ea/R (K)
Phase Separation
Ea/R (K)
Time Sweep
Calculated from η* 2.85·103 ± 26 4.92·104 ± 5.8·102 T1: 4.27·104 ± 2.4·103
T2: 8.84·104 ± 4.9·103
T3: 8.10·104 ± 4.6·103
T4: −2.32·104 ± 1.7·103
Calculated from G’ 3.48·103 ± 29 5.73·104 ± 5.9·102 T1: 5.29·104 ± 2.9·103
T2: 1.01·105 ± 5.5·103
T3: 3.69·104 ± 2.2·103
T4: −5.12·104 ± 4.0·103
Calculated from G” 2.62·103 ± 26 4.77·104 ± 6.1·102 T1: 4.00·104 ± 2.3·103
T2: 8.57·104 ± 4.7·103
T3: 1.02·105 ± 4.6·103
T4: 3.50·104 ± 3.5·103