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Hydrogels (dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate-covinylpyrrolidone; 1:1) were prepared by free radical polymerization and characterized using tensile analysis, dynamic contact angle analysis and analysis of swelling at pH 6.0. The release of fusidic acid and chlorhexidine was evaluated using buffered medium at pH 6.0 and, in addition, using dissolution medium that had been buffered to pH 9 in the presence and absence of elevated concentrations of calcium, representative of urinary encrustation. Crosslinker concentration, but not type, affected the advancing and receding contact angles. Conversely, both crosslinker type and concentration affected the mechanical and swelling properties of the hydrogels. Maximum swelling and elongation at break were associated with the PEGDMA-crosslinked hydrogels whereas TEGDA-crosslinked hydrogels exhibited the maximum ultimate tensile strength and Young's modulus. Drug release from all systems occurred by diffusion. The mass of chlorhexidine and fusidic acid released was dependent on crosslinker type and concentration, with hydrogels crosslinked with PEGDMA offering the greatest mass of drug released at each sampling period. The mass of fusidic acid but not chlorhexidine released at pH 9.0 in a calcium augmented medium was lower than that released in the same medium devoid of elevated calcium, due to the formation of the poorly soluble calcium salt. 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