Table 2.
Microfibers degradation profile over a period of 28 days in simulated body fluid (SBF) at pH 7.4. Data is presented in percentage of mass reduction ± S.D. (n = 3).
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| Fibers | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 28 |
| SA | −23.7 ± 23.7 | −9.1 ± 21.5 | −14.4 ± 28.1 | −2.6 ± 35.3 |
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| SAz | −226.3 ± 64.2 | −189.3 ± 42.1 | −207.8 ± 40.0 | −190.2 ± 39.6 |
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| SAGN | −115.0 ± 39.2 | −106.7 ± 42.7 | −112.5 ± 36.5 |
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| SAGNz | −124.0 ± 74.8 | −103.8 ± 64.1 | −100.4 ± 67.3 |
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| SAGNCL | 33.9 ± 11.5 | 45.0 ± 6.8 | 48.1 ± 1.7 | 52.4 ± 3.4 | 55.9 ± 5.8 | 67.3 ± 14.6 |
| SAGNCLz | 31.6 ± 5.8 | 45.3 ± 4.9 | 49.1 ± 5.2 | 53.3 ± 5.6 | 59.7 ± 6.8 | 61.7 ± 7.8 |
| GNCL | 53.5 ± 0.5 |
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