Table 1.

Features of two different hydroxyethyl starches (HESs).

	MW Range	Mean MW, kDA	MS Range	Mean MS	C2/C6 ratio
HES 130/0.4	110,000–150,000	130	0.38–0.45	0.4	9:1
HES 200/0.5	180,000–290,000	200	0.43–0.50	0.5	5:1

MW, molecular weight; MS, molar substitution.