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PEGDA hydrogels

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A cross-linked PEGDA hydrogel structure (journal cover).
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Active ratios vs. strain for different functionalities, with snapshots at 0% and 114% uniaxial strain.

Work by Ke Luo and collaborators in Doug Spearot’s group (University of Florida) simulating the high-strain-rate behavior of PEGDA hydrogels with loop defects, as a function of cross-link density and functionality.

Related publications

  • Effect of Loop Defects on the High Strain Rate Behavior of PEGDA Hydrogels: A Molecular Dynamics Study, K. Luo, C. Wangari, G. Subhash, and D. E. Spearot, J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 2029-2039 (2020).