Biomechanical Performances of Networked Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate: Effect of Photoinitiator Concentration, Temperature, and Incubation Time

Figure 2

Networked and nonnetworked PEGDA hydrogels tissue culture dish with borosilicate glass hydrogel molds on silicon disc. PEGDA hydrogels with encapsulated cells were cured in the molds. Steel pins were inserted to create network conduit channels for networked PEGDA hydrogels (right), where nonnetworked PEGDA hydrogels curing was done without the presence of the pins (left).