Indentation: A simple, nondestructive method for characterizing the mechanical and transport properties of pH-sensitive hydrogels

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-160

  Hu, Yuhang ^a   You, Jin Oh ^a   Auguste, Debra T ^a   Suo, Zhigang ^a   Vlassak, Joost J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Elastic properties

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS BUFFER SOLUTION; BUFFER SOLUTIONS; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FUNCTION OF TIME; INDENTERS; INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PH-SENSITIVE HYDROGEL; POLYMER BACKBONES; PORO-ELASTICITY; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR;

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INDENTATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84862939039     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.368     Document Type: Article

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