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. 2014 May 30;9(1):277. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-277

Table 1.

Particle morphology of chitosan and alginate immersed in different solutions

Material
Solution
Immersion time (hour)
    0 0.5 1 2
Chitosan
Gastric juice (pH 1.2)
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PBS (pH 7.81)
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Intestinal juice (pH 9.02)
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Alginate
Gastric juice (pH 1.2)
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PBS (pH 7.81)
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Intestinal juice (pH 9.02)
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Pt@alginate bubbles
Gastric juice (pH 1.2)
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PBS (pH 7.81)
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  Intestinal juice (pH 9.02)
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