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. 2021 Jun 16;22(7):2935–2953. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00353

Table 1. Solution Properties of the Cheese Whey (CW)-Derived Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) with 3-Hydroxyvalerate (3HV) Contents of 20 mol % (PHBVCW20), 40 mol % (PHBVCW40), and 60 mol % (PHBVCW60)a.

solution 3HV content (mol %) solid content (wt %) viscosity (cP) surface tension (mN/m) conductivity (μS/cm) fiber diameter (μm)
PHBVCW20 20 2 216.2 ± 2.4a 22.1 ± 0.1a 0.13 ± 0.03a 2.2 ± 0.2a
PHBVCW40 40 156.8 ± 1.3b 22.9 ± 0.3b 0.06 ± 0.01b 2.2 ± 0.1a
PHBVCW60 60 171.3 ± 1.1c 21.9 ± 0.1a 0.09 ± 0.01a 2.1 ± 0.2a
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Different letters (a–c) in the same column indicate a significant difference among the samples (p < 0.05).