An investigation of water status in gelatin methacrylate hydrogels by means of water relaxometry and differential scanning calorimetry
Chun‐Wei Chang, Bronwin Dargaville, Konstantin I. Momot, Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Abstract
values were further applied to calculate microviscosity and translational diffusion coefficients. Water relaxation under various chemical environments, including different media, temperatures, gelatin sources, as well as crosslinking effects, were also examined. These comprehensive physical data sets offer fundamental insight into biomolecule transport within the GelMA hydrogel system, which ultimately are important for drug delivery, bioprinting, as well as biomaterial science and TE&RM communities.
Topics & Concepts
Differential scanning calorimetryRelaxometrySelf-healing hydrogelsMaterials scienceGelatinMethacrylateChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryComposite materialChemistryThermodynamicsPolymerMagnetic resonance imagingOrganic chemistryPhysicsMedicineCopolymerRadiologyEngineeringSpin echoHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials