Table 1.
Alginate Concentration (%) | Particle Size (mm) | ||
---|---|---|---|
CaCl2 Concentration (mol·L−1) | |||
1.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | |
2 | 3.33 ± 0.42 A,a | 2.91 ± 0.28 A,a,b | 2.64 ± 0.26 A,B,b,c |
1.5 | 3.02 ± 0.35 A,B,a,b | 2.81 ± 0.15 A,a,b | 2.49 ± 0.27 B,b,c |
1 | 2.83 ± 0.22 B,a | 2.80 ± 0.43 A,a | 2.87 ± 0.35 A,a |
Different uppercase letters in the same column indicate statistical differences between the samples at p ≤ 0.05. Different lowercase letters in the same row indicates a statistical difference.