Table 3.
Comparison of the compressive moduli of the investigated swollen hydrogels in PBS with different monomers and BAP as a crosslinker.
|
cM (mol/L) |
cCL (mol%) |
Compressive Modulus [kPa] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASO3 | AAMPSO3 | VBTMA | ||
| 2 | 2 | 146.3 ± 9.4 | 537.2 ± 27.1 | 2.5 ± 0.1 |
| 2.5 | * | 1230.2 ± 48.3 | 98.1 ± 13.7 | |
| 3 | * | 995.4 ± 83.0 | 129.5 ± 14.5 | |
| 2.5 | 2 | 430.6 ± 20.1 | 569.2 ± 15.6 | 84.9 ± 6.0 |
| 2.5 | * | 1108.6 ± 80.1 | 26.5 ± 1.5 | |
| 3 | * | 1637.4 ± 164.7 | 22.7 ± 1.6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 353.9 ± 26.2 | 841.3 ± 78.8 | 92.3 ± 3.3 |
| 2.5 | * | 1708.7 ± 67.7 | 107.2 ± 7.3 | |
| 3 | * | * | 126.5 ± 8.1 | |
* Not determined due to brittleness and/or planoconcave top surface.