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Matrix shrinkage upon gelation. Water loss upon gelation (matrix shrinkage) increases with increasing F68 incorporation as measured by the relative change of solid hydrogel volume post-crosslinking to liquid alginate volume prior to gelation as depicted by Equation 2. (*) denotes statistical difference from the 0% F68 control. Error bars represent standard deviation (p≤0.05, n=4).
