Fig. 4
From: Evaluating polymeric biomaterials to improve next generation wound dressing design
Polymeric hydrogel physical properties. A Depiction of a hydrogel model showing differences in mesh sizes between (left) low molecular weight polymers and (right) high molecular weight polymer hydrogels. The frequency in functional reactive sites can be seen and is depicted as teal circles at the junction point of polymer strands. B Schematic representing the function of molecular weight in the swelling of a polymeric hydrogel. C Chart of relative trends in polymeric hydrogels as a function of molecular weight. Created using www.biorender.com software