Research Article
UV Dose Governs UV-Polymerized Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Modulus
Table 1
Concentrations and volumes of acrylamide and bisacrylamide required to prepare polyacrylamide hydrogels of various moduli.
| Nomenclature | Acrylamide concentration (%) | Bisacrylamide concentration (%) | Acrylamide from 40% stock solution (mL) | Bisacrylamide from 2% stock solution (mL) | DI water (mL) |
| A5-B.025 | 5 | 0.025 | 0.625 | 0.063 | 4.31 | A5-B.10 | 5 | 0.100 | 0.625 | 0.250 | 4.13 | A8-B.10 | 8 | 0.100 | 1.000 | 0.250 | 3.75 | A8-B.25 | 8 | 0.250 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.63 | A12-B.25 | 12 | 0.250 | 1.500 | 0.625 | 2.88 |
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