Engineering hydrogel viscoelasticity.
Agarose
Damping component modulation
Mechanobiology
Polyacrylamide
Viscoelasticity
Journal
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
ISSN: 1878-0180
Titre abrégé: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101322406
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2019
01 2019
Historique:
received:
10
05
2018
revised:
14
09
2018
accepted:
20
09
2018
pubmed:
5
10
2018
medline:
12
2
2020
entrez:
5
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to identify a method for modifying the time-dependent viscoelastic properties of gels without altering the elastic component. To this end, two hydrogels commonly used in biomedical applications, agarose and acrylamide, were prepared in aqueous solutions of dextran with increasing concentrations (0%, 2% and 5% w/v) and hence increasing viscosities. Commercial polyurethane sponges soaked in the same solutions were used as controls, since, unlike in hydrogels, the liquid in these sponge systems is poorly bound to the polymer network. Sample viscoelastic properties were characterised using the epsilon-dot method, based on compression tests at different constant strain-rates. Experimental data were fitted to a standard linear solid model. While increasing the liquid viscosity in the controls resulted in a significant increase of the characteristic relaxation time (τ), both the instantaneous (E
Identifiants
pubmed: 30286375
pii: S1751-6161(18)30725-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.09.031
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hydrogels
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
162-167Informations de copyright
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