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Table 1.

Preparation conditions and properties of the calcium silver alginate fibre (18)

Sample Number 1 Number 2
Alginate content of the spinning solution (%) 6 6
Coagulation duration (seconds) 30 600
Fibre silver content (%) 5·12 7·30
Fibre calcium content (%) 4·98 6·18
Ratio between silver/calcium 1:03 1:18
Fibre strength (cN/dtex) 1·09 1·15
Extension at break (%) 10·5 8·9