Table 2.
Fiber bundles characteristic of luffa sponge (n = 20).
| Fiber Bundles of Luffa Sponge (LD) | Fiber Bundles of Luffa Sponge (HD) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Layer | Inter Layer | Inner Layer | Middle Layer | Outer Layer | Inter Layer | Inner Layer | Middle Layer | ||
| S (100 µm2) | mean | 1100 | 940 | 1277 | 1381 | 1819 | 1481 | 2000 | 1766 |
| SD | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 23 | |
| SF (100 µm2) | mean | 878 | 705 | 1109 | 1050 | 1307 | 1096 | 1568 | 1413 |
| SD | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 20 | |
| SN (100 µm2) | mean | 222 | 235 | 168 | 331 | 512 | 385 | 432 | 353 |
| SD | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
| SF% | mean | 80% | 75% | 87% | 76% | 72% | 74% | 78% | 80% |
| SD | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | |
| SN% | mean | 20% | 25% | 13% | 24% | 28% | 26% | 22% | 20% |
| SD | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |