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

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Substance</td><td class="align_center"><i>r</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>q</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sodium alginate</td><td class="align_center">6.0192</td><td class="align_center">5.301</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Silk fibroin</td><td class="align_center">10.1413</td><td class="align_center">9.415</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Water</td><td class="align_center">0.9200</td><td class="align_center">1.400</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Area (<i>r</i>) and volume (<i>q</i>) parameter values calculated from Equations (<a href="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/apt/volume-2023/4986453/figures/#EEq17" target="_blank">17</a>) and (<a href="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/apt/volume-2023/4986453/figures/#EEq18" target="_blank">18</a>) for silk fibroin, sodium alginate, and water.</div>

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