Table 3.

Experimental treatments and the different fiber types used in the experimental design.

	Treatments
Fiber Type	Sample Size	Temperature	Time	Sample Agitation
85 µm CPDMS	0.25 mL	25 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
	0.25 mL	37 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
75 µm CPDMS	0.25 mL	25 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
	0.25 mL	37 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
50/30 µm DVB/CPDMS	0.25 mL	25 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
	0.25 mL	37 °C	1 hour	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
100 µm PDMS	0.25 mL	25 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
	0.25 mL	37 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
65 µm PDMS/DVB	0.25 mL	25 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm
	0.25 mL	37 °C	1 h	None
	0.50 mL		24 h	0.20 cm × 0.50 cm Stir bar @ 1000 rpm

Abbreviations: CAR/PDMS = Carboxen polydimethylsiloxane; DVB/CAR/PDMS = divinylbenzene/ Carboxen polydimethylsiloxane; PDMS = polydimethylsiloxane; PDMS/DVB = polydimethyl-siloxane/divinylbenzene.