Impact of secondary reactive species on the apparent decoupling of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel average mesh size and modulus

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 77; pp. 227 - 238
• Main Authors: Munoz-Pinto, Dany J., Samavedi, Satyavrata, Grigoryan, Bagrat, Hahn, Mariah S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 23.10.2015
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Controlled release; Decoupling; Formulations; Glycols; Hydrogels; Mesh size; Modulus; PEGDA; Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels; Three dimensional; Vices; PEGDA; Decoupling; Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels; Mesh size; Modulus

Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels are widely used in biotechnology due to their in situ crosslinking capacity and tunable physical properties. However, as with all single component hydrogels, the modulus of PEGDA networks cannot be tailored independently of mesh size. This interdepe...