Table 1 Simulation systems of double-network PVA/PHEAA hydrogels with two different water content (50 wt% and 73 wt%) at both −20 oC and 25 oC.

From: Development of a radical polymerization algorithm for molecular dynamics simulations of antifreezing hydrogels with double-network structures

Hydrogel systems

Temperature

PVA/PHEAA

EGINA

PVA/PHEAA polymer. degree

Box size (Å3)

−20 °C, 50 wt%

-20 °C

6/10

2

50/75

56 × 56 × 56

−20 °C, 73 wt%

-20 °C

6/10

2

50/75

78 × 78 × 78

25 °C, 50 wt%

25 °C

6/10

2

50/75

56 × 56 × 56

25 °C, 73 wt%

25 °C

6/10

2

50/75

78 × 78 × 78

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