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. 2024 Aug 14;16(16):2298. doi: 10.3390/polym16162298

Table 1.

Composition of the chitosan (CS), sodium alginate (SA), and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-containing dispersions.

Dispersion Acronym Description
CS/SA 1.5 g of CS and 1.5 g of SA with added 2 g of GLY (2.0% w/v to the total volume of the CS/SA dispersion) in 100 mL of a 2.0% v/v aqueous acetic acid solution.
CMC 1.5 g of CMC in 100 mL of water.
CS/SA_CMC 1:1 50 g of CS/SA dispersion and 50 g of CMC dispersion, weight ratio of 1:1.
CS/SA_CMC 17:3 85 g of CS/SA dispersion and 15 g of CMC dispersion, weight ratio of 17:3.
CS/SA_CMC 1:1 + 30% or 70% or 90% NH4H2PO4 Addition of 0.12 g, 0.28 g, and 0.36 g of NH4H2PO4 (30%, 70%, and 90%, respectively, than to total dry polymer mass, ~0.4 g) to the CS/SA_CMC dispersion in a weight ratio of 1:1.
CS/SA_CMC 17:3 + 30% or 70% or 90% NH4H2PO4 Addition of 0.12 g, 0.28 g, and 0.36 g of NH4H2PO4 (30%, 70%, and 90%, respectively than to total dry polymer mass, ~0.4 g) to the CS/SA_CMC dispersion in a weight ratio of 17:3.