Viscoelastic analysis of single-component and composite PEG and alginate hydrogels

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-14

  Shapiro, Jenna M ^a,b   Oyen, Michelle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Hydrogel; Indentation; Nanoindentation; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHILIC POLYMER NETWORKS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIMETHACRYLATE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; SPHERICAL INDENTATIONS; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC;

ALGINATE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; GELS; INDENTATION; NANOINDENTATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRAIN; TOUGHNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84898072458     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-014-0025-x     Document Type: Article

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