Table 3. Physical Properties of Beads Prepared from Three Different Conditions: T1, T2, and T3^a.

batch no.	coagulation bath molarity and temperature	specific surface area (m2 g–1/bead)	water swollen volume (mm3/bead)	water swollen weight (mg/bead)	porosity (%/bead)
T1	0.5 M, 25 °C	470	11.2	14.1	93.6
T2	2 M, 25 °C	447	14.9	17.0	93.8
T3	2 M, 50 °C	381	17.2	17.8	94.7

^aReprinted from ref (86) with permission from Elsevier.