User:Moira M. Esson/Notebook/CHEM-581/2013/02/27

Objectives

1. Perform pressure tests on all prepared hydrogels using a bent pipette.
2. Run fluorescence on the samples obtained from the pressure tests.

Pressure tests

• Pressure tests were performed on all hydrogels prepared with Rhodamine 6G added.
• After the sheer pressure test conducted on 2013/02/22, it was determined that a bent pipette and an unmodified pipette would be used to conduct the pressure tests. Each hydrogel will have at least two pressure tests conducted with the hydrogel: one with a bent pipette and the other with an unmodified pipette.
• All pressure tests were conducted following the general protocol described on 2013/02/22.

Table 1. Pressure testing information for hydrogels using a bent pipette

Figure 1. Image of bent pipette used for pressure testing
Figure 2. Fluorescence of all NaMT hydrogel ssmples Figure 3. Fluorescence of all Lamponite hydrogel samples Figure 4. Fluorescence of all hydrogel samples