Figure 2. TEP concentrations formed from alginate blocks.
(a) TEP levels in solutions of MG-, MM- and GG-blocks. Experimental conditions: MG-, MM- and GG-blocks concentration = 50 mg/L, Na+ concentration = 10 mM, Ca2+ concentration = 1 mM; (b) The total TEP concentrations (TEP retained by 0.05 μm polycarbonate filters) formed from GG-blocks with increasing Ca2+ concentration. Experimental conditions: GG-blocks concentration = 50 mg/L, Na+ concentration = 10 mM. Data are shown as the mean ± s.d., n = 6 independent measurements of the TEP concentrations.