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Table 4.

Thickness, moisture content, and WVP of coated-cotton gauze. Data are presented as the mean ± SD, (n = 3).

Samples	Concentrations (wt%)	Thickness (mm)	Moisture (%)	WVP × 10⁷ (g·mm·m⁻²·d⁻¹·kPa⁻¹)	Absorption (%)
	1.0	0.33 ± 0.00^a	2.90 ± 0.72^a	4.77 ± 0.00^a	396.3 ± 21.91^a
carboxymethyl gum of T. indica	1.5	0.38 ± 0.01^b	3.19 ± 0.58^ab	5.99 ± 0.00^a	597.0 ± 26.05^b
	2.0	0.38 ± 0.00^b	5.75 ± 0.83^c	6.15 ± 0.00^a	647.2 ± 50.18^bc
	2.5	0.38 ± 0.01^b	7.32 ± 0.70^d	11.72 ± 0.00^a	785.4 ± 39.31^d

	0.5	0.32 ± 0.00^c	2.61± 0.34^ab	3.66 ± 0.00^a	457.24 ± 11.43^a
Carboxymethyl gum of C. fistula	1.0	0.32 ± 0.00^ac	5.31 ± 0.53^c	6.53 ± 0.00^a	475.32 ± 11.51^ae
	1.5	0.32 ± 0.01^ac	5.97 ± 0.32^cd	8.81 ± 0.00^a	611.28 ± 43.72^bc
	2.0	0.32 ± 0.01^ac	6.16 ± 0.08^cd	9.81 ± 0.00^a	819.62 ± 80.33^d

Commercial product A	-	0.36 ± 0.00^d	0.02 ± 0.04^e	7.45 ± 0.00^a	87.84 ± 0.20^f

Commercial product B	-	0.66 ± 0.00^e	0.03 ± 0.02^e	3.60 ± 0.00^a	84.83 ± 0.33^f

Commercial product C	-	0.68 ± 0.00^f	0.04 ± 0.02^e	3.59 ± 0.00^a	82.20 ± 0.52^f

Commercial product D	-	0.69 ± 0.00^f	0.03 ± 0.03^e	4.70 ± 0.00^a	87.92 ± 0.21^f

Same superscript letters within a column indicate no significant difference. WVP, water vapor permeability.