2. Silica Weight and Atomic Percentage of Hybrid PCL-CHT/MSN Membrane Surfaces (Top and Bottom) with Different Molar Ratios of Polymers/Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles .
| PCL-CHT/MSN ratio | Si weight % top layer | Si weight % bottom layer | Si atomic % top layer | Si atomic % bottom layer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/1 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 |
| 15/1 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 |
| 10/1 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
| 7.5/1 | 1.1 ±0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
| 5/1 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 |
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Data are reported as the mean and standard deviation of 8 different EDS analyses per surface on different zones of different samples.