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. 2013 May 17;7(3):034102. doi: 10.1063/1.4804649

TABLE II.

Composition of blood analogues and refractive index. The concentration of DMSO and sucrose is given in wt.% in distilled water. a

Acronym   PAA XG DMSO HA Sucrose Refractive index
DP PAA + HA + DMSO 60 ppm 50% 25 ppm 1.41
DX XG + DMSO 100 ppm 52% 1.41
SP PAA + HA + sucrose 34 ppm 17 ppm 35% 1.39
SX XG + sucrose 100 ppm 35% 1.39
a

PAA = polyacrylamide, XG = xanthan gum, DMSO = dimethylsulfoxide, HA = hyaluronic acid.