Journal for Biophysical Chemistry
Table 2 Estimated average and maximal mesh sizes ξ of the PED-DA (20kDa) hydrogels for each polymer volume fractions based on polymer concentration c , elastic moduls G and parameter s obtained in the partition ratio analysis
ϕ | <ξ> c [ nm] | <ξ> G [ nm] | <ξ> s [ nm] | ξ max [ nm] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.03 | 6.70±0.45 | 4.80±0.57 | 4.26±0.16 | 16.3 |
0.05 | 5.60±0.38 | 3.81±0.58 | 2.07±0.07 | 9.2 |
0.08 | 4.96±0.33 | 3.44±0.17 | 1.32±0.07 | 6.8 |