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Mechanical Testing System Coupled with an Environmental Chamber for Hydrogels

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Project Overview

To complete the design of a mechanical testing system coupled with an environmental chamber to test the tensile creep properties of IPNs, to establish a protocol to make IPN samples, and to validate the accuracy and performance of the prototype following guidelines approved by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).

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Project Status

Testing different formulations of interpenetrating networks (IPNs). 40G/60P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 40G/60P 2k PEG diacrylate 60G/40P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 60G/40P 2k PEG diacrylate 50G/50P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 50G/50P 2k PEG diacrylate

Progress Report Archive.

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Project Timeline

Week Reporting Period Beginning Activities
1 January 23 Prepare PEG 2k diacrylate and get ready for testing
2 January 30 Prepare PEG 2k diacrylate and get ready for testing
3 February 6 Test 40G/60P in air
4 February 13 Test 40G/60P in PBS
5 February 20 Test 50G/50P in PBS
6 February 27 Prepare/Complete midsemester presentation & Test 50G/50P in air (one test)
7 March 5 Optimize 2K formulation and set date for outreach
8 March 12 Test 40G/60P 2k in PBS
9 March 19 Test 50G/50P 2k in PBS
10 March 26 Finish all testing
11 April 2 Write Paper
12 April 9 Write Paper
13 April 16 Write Paper
14 April 23 Prepare for Final presentation
15 April 30 Submit Paper

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Presentations and Reports

ppt icon Mid-Semester Presentation (Mar 30 2004, 310 kb)
ppt icon Final Poster Presentation (May 3 2004, 386 kb)
doc icon Final Paper (May 3 2004, 1209 kb)

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Project Team

Project Advisor and Client

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Created: Feb 25 2004
Content updated: May 6 2004

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