Table 2.
Fiber diameter and percentage of porosity of the five types of PLCL-SC membranes at various concentration of SC. Statistical difference is indicated by lowercase letters (a, b, c, d and e) (p ≤ 0.05).
| SC concentration in membranes (% w/v) |
Fiber diameter (nm) | % porosity |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 501 ± 24b | 69.5 ± 0.8d |
| 2.5 | 421 ± 12a | 48.7 ± 0.5a |
| 5.0 | 418 ± 18a | 53.1 ± 0.7b |
| 7.5 | 438 ± 16a | 59.4 ± 0.7c |
| 10.0 | 456 ± 24ab | 73.1 ± 1.5e |