. 2021 Mar 15;9:e11022. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11022

Table 1. Gelation time, swelling rate and compression modulus of the five tested hydrogels.

Samples	Chitosan hydrogels	Alginate hydrogels	mTG/GA hydrogels	C-mTG/GA hydrogels	A-mTG/GA hydrogels
Gelation time (min)	<10	<10	∼30	<20	<20
Swelling rate (%)	1.55 ± 0.89^,*	4.68 ± 0.87^,*	21.33 ± 1.78^**	14.29 ± 2.28^,*	20.72 ± 0.84^*
Compression modulus (kPa)	3.48 ± 0.45^***	7.06 ± 1.22^***	17.42 ± 1.34^***	14.29 ± 2.64^***	19.79 ± 1.22^***

Notes.

^*,**,***

P < 0.05