Table 4.
The result of porosity, density, swelling ratio and moisture content of silk fibroin, collagen and their 50/50 mixture based scaffolds. Adapted from Grabska-Zielińska et al., Physico-Chemical Characterization and Biological Tests of Collagen/Silk Fibroin/Chitosan Scaffolds Cross-Linked by Dialdehyde Starch [108].
Sample | Porosity [%] | Density [mg/cm3] | Swelling Ratio [%] | Moisture Content in 100 g of Dry Sample [g] |
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SF | 95 ± 1.7 | 33.0 ± 0.4 | 1511 ± 147 | 7.09 ± 1.03 |
Coll | 88 ± 0.5 | 16.9 ± 2.2 | Nd | 14.17 ± 1.36 |
SF/Coll | 97 ± 1.0 | 14.8 ± 2.1 | 1891 ± 236 | 19.27 ± 0.92 |
Nd—not determined.