Influence of Guluronic and Mannuronic Groups in Sodium Alginate Blends with Silk Fibroin: Phase Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Modeling

Figure 5

Phase diagram for blends of silk fibroin, water, and alginate-M (a) and silk fibroin, water, and alginate-G (b) at 25°C. Initials points of mixture (●), liquid phase (▲), solid phase (□). Tie lines obtained with experimental data (-.-) and obtained with Flory–Huggins model (-).

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