Table 1.
Scaffolds | PCL | PCL/zein-10 | PCL-zein-20 | PCL/gliadin-10 | PCL/gliadin-20 |
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Fiber diameter (μm) | |||||
Top layer | 8.9±1.1 | 9.0±0.7 | 9.0±1.1 | 9.4±0.7 | 9.1±1.1 |
Bottom layer | 17.4±2.9 | 18.5±1.0 | 20.0±2.4 | 18.1±1.5 | 17.5v1.7 |
Thickness (μm) | 67.8±7.4 | 72.4±3.5 | 77.6±2.4 | 72.7±2.9 | 75.2±3.3 |
Bulk density (kg/ m3)1 | 1100 | 1118 | 1137 | 1130 | 1162 |
Porosity (%) | 91.7±0.3 | 92.1±0.2 | 91.7±0.5 | 89.0±0.5 | 89.6±1.1 |
1Bulk density is estimated based on the densities of PCL, zein, and gliadin in the scaffolds.