A transient simulation to predict the kinetic behavior of hydrogels responsive to electric stimulus

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1951-1959

  Li, Hua ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Lam, K Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; KINETIC THEORY;

ELECTRIC-SENSITIVE HYDROGELS; KINETIC BEHAVIOR; MULTIEFFECT COUPLING ELECTRIC STIMULUS (MECE);

HYDROGELS;

SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYDROGEL; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYDROGELS; KINETICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745604662     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm060064n     Document Type: Article

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