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. 2021 Mar 5;15(3):5341–5354. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10893

Table 1. pH and Storage Modulus of WPI Solution with and without the Presence of Metal Ions (120 mM) after 24 h Incubation at 90 °Ca.

samples ref K+ Na+ Mg2+ Ni2+ Co2+ Al3+ Fe2/3+ Zr4+ Sn4+
radius (pm) 152 116 86 83 88 67 92/78 86 83
pKa 14.5 14.2 11.4 9.9 9.6 5 9.5/2.2 –0.3 –0.6
pH 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.4 0.8 0.7
storage modulus (Pa) 0.5 21 24 182 425 155 164 462 0.3
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Note: The values for the radius and electronegativity were taken from refs (4345). Storage moduli of the PNF solution/hydrogel (in the liquid state)46 were extracted at 1.0 Hz from the results of the frequency sweep.