Development of techniques to compare mechanical properties of reversible hydrogels with spherical, square columnar and ocular lens geometry

Polymer

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4203-4209

  Ravi, N ^a,b,c   Wan, K T ^d   Swindle, K ^a,b   Hamilton, P D ^a   Duan, G ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b Department of Chemical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hydrogel; Lens

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COPOLYMERS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; LENSES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

OCULAR LENS; OCULAR LENS GEOMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGELS; SQUARE COLUMN;

HYDROGELS;

COPOLYMER; DEFORMATION; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

EID: 33646774002     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2006.02.029     Document Type: Article

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