Table 1.
Sample Code | Sample Composition | Gelling Time (Figure 6) (h:m) |
Freq. 0.1 rad/s | Freq. 10 rad/s | ||
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G’ (Pa) | η* (106 Pa∙s) | G’ (Pa) | η* (106 Pa∙s) | |||
CS | 100 wt% pure chitosan | 1:05 | 112,752 | 1.128 | 114,072 | 0.011409 |
CS-HA | 65 wt% pure chitosan + 35 wt% hydroxyapatite |
1:05 | 151,501 | 1.519 | 171,425 | 0.017144 |
CS-D1.5-HA | 50 wt% dendrimer modified chitosan + 50 wt% hydroxyapatite |
1:35 | 424,121 | 4.401 | 428347.7 | 0.033921 |
CS-D2.5-HA | 50 wt% dendrimer modified chitosan + 50 wt% hydroxyapatite |
2:05 | 838,935 | 10.665 | 808,642 | 0.081778 |
CS-D3.5-HA | 50 wt% dendrimer modified chitosan + 50 wt% hydroxyapatite |
2:40 | 1.36962 × 106 | 18.821 | 1.8724 × 106 | 0.191665 |