Table 1
Hydrogels and properties
Gel
Dry polymer composition (mol%)
Copolymer properties
Tensile properties
Compressive properties
Fracture
toughness
a
Ref
F
(Fm) DMA NIPA HEA C
b
S
d
T
g
M
n
PDI E
c,d
σ u
c,d
ε u
c,d
Toughness
e
E
c
σ u
c
ε u
c
(K) (kDa)
(MPa)
(MPa)
(%)
(kJ/m
3
)
(kPa)
(MPa) (%)
(kJ/m
2
)
DF5
f
4.9
95.1
4.18 384 38
1.9
6,300
g
140
(10)
>3.58 >95
[7, 8, 10,
14, 21]
DF5
f
5.4
94.6
3.55 384
[9]
DF9
9.0
91.0
2.75 372 29
1.9
0.124
(0.018)
0.510
(0.050)
1,580
(32)
4,100
g
64 (30)
>6.02 >95
[7, 8, 10,
11]
DF10
f
9.8
90.2
2.13 372
[9]
DF10
f
9.7
90.3
3.30
67
2.0
[18, 22]
DF17
h
16.5
83.5
2.10 367 50
1.5
0.190
g
0.48
g
1,100
g
[7, 8, 13,
14]
DF20
20.4
79.6
1.53 364
[9]
DF22
21.5
78.5
1.69 362
1,800
(120)
>23.2 >95
[7, 8, 10]
DF29
28.9
71.1
1.28 353
NF2
2.0
98.0
13.7 411
[7, 8]
NF5
5.4
94.6
4.35 404 30
2.0
0.377
(0.040)
0.336
(0.021)
231
(24.6)
1.8 (2.4)
[7, 8, 14,
20]
NF8
7.7
92.3
3.07 401 42
1.7
0.974
(0.025)
0.691
(0.047)
440
(68.1)
3.9 (9.7)
[7, 8, 20]
NF10
10.2
89.8
2.58 399 43
1.7
3.08
(0.45)
0.952
(0.18)
400
(85.3)
7.8 (1.1)
[7, 8, 20]
NF14
14.2
85.8
2.40
48
1.6
13.6
(1.0)
163
(18.7)
8.2 (1.2)
[20]
DFm10
i
9.8
90.2
4.20 393 39
0.528
(0.015)
0.800
(0.017)
186
(17)
853 (22)
0.141
g
[16, 17,
19]
HFm10
9.9
90.1
2.42
[23]
HFm13
12.7
87.3
2.20
[23]
HFm15
14.9
85.1
2.13
[23]
HFm18
17.7
82.3
1.65
[23]
HFm21
21.2
78.8
1.42
[23]
HFm30
30.2
69.8
1.03
[23]
(continued)
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Hydrogels and properties
Gel
Dry polymer composition (mol%)
Copolymer properties
Tensile properties
Compressive properties
Fracture
toughness
a
Ref
F
(Fm) DMA NIPA HEA C
b
S
d
T
g
M
n
PDI E
c,d
σ u
c,d
ε u
c,d
Toughness
e
E
c
σ u
c
ε u
c
(K) (kDa)
(MPa)
(MPa)
(%)
(kJ/m
3
)
(kPa)
(MPa) (%)
(kJ/m
2
)
DF5
f
4.9
95.1
4.18 384 38
1.9
6,300
g
140
(10)
>3.58 >95
[7, 8, 10,
14, 21]
DF5
f
5.4
94.6
3.55 384
[9]
DF9
9.0
91.0
2.75 372 29
1.9
0.124
(0.018)
0.510
(0.050)
1,580
(32)
4,100
g
64 (30)
>6.02 >95
[7, 8, 10,
11]
DF10
f
9.8
90.2
2.13 372
[9]
DF10
f
9.7
90.3
3.30
67
2.0
[18, 22]
DF17
h
16.5
83.5
2.10 367 50
1.5
0.190
g
0.48
g
1,100
g
[7, 8, 13,
14]
DF20
20.4
79.6
1.53 364
[9]
DF22
21.5
78.5
1.69 362
1,800
(120)
>23.2 >95
[7, 8, 10]
DF29
28.9
71.1
1.28 353
NF2
2.0
98.0
13.7 411
[7, 8]
NF5
5.4
94.6
4.35 404 30
2.0
0.377
(0.040)
0.336
(0.021)
231
(24.6)
1.8 (2.4)
[7, 8, 14,
20]
NF8
7.7
92.3
3.07 401 42
1.7
0.974
(0.025)
0.691
(0.047)
440
(68.1)
3.9 (9.7)
[7, 8, 20]
NF10
10.2
89.8
2.58 399 43
1.7
3.08
(0.45)
0.952
(0.18)
400
(85.3)
7.8 (1.1)
[7, 8, 20]
NF14
14.2
85.8
2.40
48
1.6
13.6
(1.0)
163
(18.7)
8.2 (1.2)
[20]
DFm10
i
9.8
90.2
4.20 393 39
0.528
(0.015)
0.800
(0.017)
186
(17)
853 (22)
0.141
g
[16, 17,
19]
HFm10
9.9
90.1
2.42
[23]
HFm13
12.7
87.3
2.20
[23]
HFm15
14.9
85.1
2.13
[23]
HFm18
17.7
82.3
1.65
[23]
HFm21
21.2
78.8
1.42
[23]
HFm30
30.2
69.8
1.03
[23]
(continued)
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