Table 1.

Preparation conditions and swelling properties of PGD-G3 hydrogels.

Sample Code	Conc. of EGDGE (mmol/mL)	Conc. of PGD-G3 (wt. %)	EGDGE/OH Groups	Swelling Ratio (q)
				In Water	In Ethanol
G3-EG(NaOH)0.15	0.682	32	0.15	5.39	1.16
G3-EG(NaOH)0.5	1.261	18	0.5	9.12	--
G3-EG(NaOH)0.75	1.215	11	0.75	36.20	4.28
G3-EG(DMSO)0.75	3.035	30	0.75	1.94	--
G3-EG(NaOH)1.0	1.621	11	1.0	11.39	3.83