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Published in final edited form as: Biomacromolecules. 2011 Jan 20;12(3):804–812. doi: 10.1021/bm101421r

Table 4.

Averaged regression values of Internal film diffusion model

	FITC- Dextran Molecular Weight:	Adjusted R²	D_eff [mm²/hr]	M_∞ [mg]	% Mass Loading Encapsulated
Untreated Films	4 kDa	0.989 ± 0.001	1.706E-03 ± 1.015E-04	3.976 ± 0.905	15.8 ± 4.3
	10 kDa	0.999 ± 0.001	1.481E-03 ± 7.922E-05	2.450 ± 0.841	39.4 ± 6.9
	20 kDa	0.995 ± 0.002	1.260E-03 ± 9.247E-05	1.880 ± 0.344	52.3 ± 2.9
	40 kDa	0.993 ± 0.005	5.016E-04 ± 9.223E-05	0.568 ± 0.254	83.2 ± 6.3
MeOH Treated Films	4 kDa	0.993 ±0.001	7.425E-04 ±2.724E-05	3.756 ±0.656	15.4 ±1.1
	10 kDa	0.999 ±0.001	6.337E-04 ±5.634E-05	3.047 ±0.344	23.3 ±6.3
	20 kDa	0.991 ±0.003	4.712E-04 ±6.571E-05	2.115 ±0.069	34.6 ±6.6
	40 kDa	0.995 ± 0.000	1.065E-04 ± 5.158E-05	1.634 ± 0.738	69.4 ± 11.5