Table 1.
Fiber cell characteristics of luffa sponge, Arernge engleri and jute.
| Fiber Cell of Luffa Sponge(LD) | Fiber Cell of Luffa Sponge(HD) | Arenga engleri | Jute | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Layer | Inter Layer | Inner Layer | Middle Layer | Outer Layer | Inter Layer | Inner Layer | Middle Layer | ||||
| Length (um) | Mean | 1359 | 1708 | 1610 | 1331 | 1594 | 1075 | 1488 | 1072 | 717 | 2331 |
| SD | 430 | 450 | 482 | 398 | 503 | 349 | 602 | 458 | 14.98 | 36.14 | |
| Diameter (um) | Mean | 25.25 | 22.29 | 20.78 | 24.35 | 22.37 | 17.32 | 26.53 | 22.65 | 14.14 | 19.6 |
| SD | 6.57 | 6.48 | 5.19 | 7.23 | 6.34 | 3.5 | 7.08 | 5.71 | 0.33 | 0.13 | |
| Lumen diameter (um) | Mean | 21.23 | 23.82 | 17.45 | 20.53 | 17.16 | 12.52 | 19.04 | 16.55 | 8.9 | 6.11 |
| SD | 6.32 | 6.09 | 4.99 | 7.12 | 5.09 | 3.44 | 6.15 | 5.05 | 0.24 | 0.11 | |
| Wall thickness (um) | Mean | 4.02 | 4.41 | 3.51 | 3.82 | 5.21 | 3.85 | 7.48 | 6.1 | 5.24 | 7.41 |
| SD | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 2.16 | 1.02 | 1.96 | 1.74 | 0.08 | 0.07 | |
| ratio of wall to lumen | Mean | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 0.18 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 1.21 |
| SD | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.05 | |
Note that the SD is the Standard Deviation of data.