Table 2. The physicochemical characteristic of different formulations (n = 3, Mean ± SD) .
Parameter | Formulation | |||||||
G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | ||
Diameter (nm) | 71 ± 29 | 273 ± 67 | 620 ± 74 | 354 ± 63 | 306 ± 43 | 158 ± 25 | 145 ± 82 | |
Folding endurance (times) | 256 ± 8 | 289 ± 4 | 285 ± 8 | 416 ± 3 | 430 ± 5 | 142 ± 7 | 306 ± 9 | |
Thickness (mm) | 0.076 ± 0.002 | 0.083 ± 0.002 | 0.092 ± 0.004 | 0.099 ± 0.001 | 0.072 ± 0.002 | 0.050 ± 0.002 | 0.045 ± 0.002 | |
Swelling (%) | 30 min | 18.18 ± 0.05 | 36.49 ± 0.21 | 4.31 ± 0.01 | 8.77 ± 0.02 | 3.42 ± 0.01 | 8.74 ± 0.04 | 7.64 ± 0.05 |
60 min | 29.54 ± 0.06 | 49.87 ± 0.11 | 23.74 ±0.10 | 14.00 ± 0.04 | 9.58 ± 0.06 | 26.90 ± 0.06 | 24.00 ± 0.01 | |
120 min | 50.00 ± 0.12 | 64.45 ± 0.21 | 46.47 ± 0.08 | 96.49 ± 0.25 | 98.00 ± 0.21 | 68.00 ± 0.08 | 29.10 ± 0.09 | |
Moisture loss (%) | 2.271 ± 0.005 | 0.263 ± 0.003 | 3.333 ± 0.003 | 1.812 ±0.005 | 2.914 ±0.008 | 3.575 ±0.003 | 2.944 ±0.005 | |
Moisture uptake (%) | 3.233 ± 0.008 | 0.574 ±0.002 | 0.487 ± 0.007 | 0.510 ± 0.003 | 1.498 ± 0.007 | 2.175 ± 0.005 | 2.776 ± 0.002 |