Measurement methodology toward determination of structure-property relationships in acrylic hydrogels with starch and nanogold designed for biomedical applications

This work describes measurement methodology on acrylic acid-based hydrogels with nanogold and starch, including evaluation of pro-inflammatory activity and cytotoxicity by MTT reduction assay, swelling capacity, tensile strength using Brookfield texture analyzer, surface morphology by scanning electron microscopy, structure by FT-IR spectroscopy, crystallinity by X-ray diffraction and hydrogel behaviour in simulated body fluids. The modified...