Nanomechanical measurements of polyethylene glycol hydrogels using atomic force microscopy

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-28

  Drira, Zouheir ^a   Yadavalli, Vamsi K ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Nanoindentation; Poly(ethylene glycol); Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

AFM; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CELLULAR INTERACTION; CRITICAL PARAMETER; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; INITIATOR CONCENTRATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NANO SCALE; NANOMECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; PEG HYDROGEL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACRYLATE; POLYMER CHAIN LENGTH; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; VARYING PARAMETERS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CHAIN LENGTH; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HYDRATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOINDENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

HYDROGELS;

BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HYDRATION; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS TESTS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84870904413     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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