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.

NomenclatureAcrylamide concentration (%)Bisacrylamide concentration (%)Acrylamide from 40% stock solution (mL)Bisacrylamide from 2% stock solution (mL)DI water (mL)

A5-B.02550.0250.6250.0634.31
A5-B.1050.1000.6250.2504.13
A8-B.1080.1001.0000.2503.75
A8-B.2580.2501.0001.0000.63
A12-B.25120.2501.5000.6252.88