Table 1.
Rheological measurement | % MBs (v/v) | |||
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0 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 1 | |
Gelation temperature (C°) | 23.0 ± 0.34 | 23.3 ± 0.06 | 22.7 ± 0.3 | 20.8 ± 0.1 |
G’ (Pa) | 10,637.3 ± 214.8 | 11,653.6 ± 358.0 | 11,886.9 ± 910.7 | 18,835.8 ± 1748.0 |
tanδ | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.00 |
η* (Pa·s) | 4350.0 ± 88.3 | 4759.5 ± 146.3 | 4854.4 ± 371.8 | 7691.3 ± 713.7 |
η* recovered after strain (%) | 77.0 ± 3.4 | 76.8 ± 1.8 | 79.0 ± 1.4 | 73.1 ± 3.7 |
Flow point (%) | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 0 | 4.4 ± 0 | 6.1 ± 0.8 |
In vitro 50% DOX elution time (h) | 7.8 ± 3.5h | 6.5 ± 0.8 h | 6.3 ± 1.8 h | 7.0 ± 1.4 |
*Constant concentrations of 10 mg/mL DOX and 40 mg/mL of iodine from iodixanol.