Table 2.

Rheological and physical properties of composite hydrogel of three optimized formulations from RSM

Formulation	Thiolated gellan Concentration [mg/mL]	CoP Concentration [mg/mL]	Sol-gel transition temperature [°C]	Swollen Storage Modulus at 1 Hz [Pa]	Swollen Loss Modulus at 1 Hz [Pa]	Refractive Index	Density	Average Light transmitance (%) from 400–800 nm
1.5G_5CoP	1.5	5	39.75	144.5	7.91	1.3351	1.009	93.6
0.9G_12 CoP	0.9	12	40.2	151	4.73	1.3355	1.003	94
1.5G_10 CoP	1.5	10	41.5	178	7.48	1.3372	1.006	87.6