Table 2.
Effects of NaCl concentration on the steady shear parameter of filled hydrogels.
| NaCl (mM) |
Zero-Shear Viscosity (η0) |
Time Constant (λ) |
Dimensionless Exponent (m) |
Correlation Coefficient (R2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.4939 ± 0.0011 D | 0.0758 ± 0.0012 D | 0.7427 ± 0.0021 B | 0.9888 |
| 100 | 0.5367 ± 0.0037 C | 0.0957 ± 0.0002 B | 0.7069 ± 0.0018 D | 0.9713 |
| 200 | 0.6418 ± 0.0012A | 0.1040 ± 0.0017 A | 0.7056 ± 0.0022 D | 0.9993 |
| 300 | 0.5673 ± 0.0151 B | 0.1010 ± 0.0015 A | 0.6898 ± 0.0041 E | 0.9834 |
| 400 | 0.5290 ± 0.0110 C | 0.0897 ± 0.0021 C | 0.7334 ± 0.0029 C | 0.9786 |
| 500 | 0.4653 ± 0.0102 E | 0.0785 ± 0.0009 D | 0.7673 ± 0.0011 A | 0.9737 |
Values are given as means ± SD from triplicate determinations; A–E in each column represent statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).