Table 2.
Polymer solution characteristics. Results are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3).
| Polymer Solutions | Solution Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | Surface Tension (mN/m) | Conductivity (µS/cm) |
Viscosity (Pa·s) |
|
| βG-CHI-sol | 4.62 ± 0.03 | 27.4 ± 0.5 | 143.2 ± 18.2 | 2.37 ± 0.52 |
| βG-sol | 3.89 ± 0.01 | 26.6 ± 0.4 | 64.5 ± 1.6 | 1.23 ± 0.15 |
| CHI-sol | 4.57 ± 0.01 | 26.9 ± 0.5 | 138.4 ± 3.3 | 2.30 ± 0.02 |
| Copol-sol | 3.91 ± 0.09 | 26.4 ± 0.4 | 71.0 ± 1.2 | 1.09 ± 0.08 |
| βG-CHI-CAM-sol | 4.53 ± 0.03 | 27.9 ± 0.4 | 143.3 ± 11.5 | 2.55 ± 0.28 |
| βG-CAM-sol | 3.78 ± 0.06 | 26.8 ± 0.8 | 65.1 ± 2.0 | 1.17 ± 0.15 |
| CHI-CAM-sol | 4.52 ± 0.03 | 27.6 ± 1.0 | 148.9 ± 7.5 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
| Copol-CAM-sol | 3.92 ± 0.11 | 27.1 ± 1.0 | 70.1 ± 1.6 | 1.09 ± 0.20 |
Abbreviations: βG (β-glucan), CHI (chitosan), Copol (co-polymers: polyethylene oxide and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), CAM (chloramphenicol), sol (solution).