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

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center"><i>X</i><sub>SASF</sub></td><td class="align_center"><i>X</i><sub>SFWA</sub></td><td class="align_center"><i>X</i><sub>SAWA</sub></td><td class="align_center">RMSD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alginate-M</td><td class="align_center">0.0087</td><td class="align_center">0.1240</td><td class="align_center">0.0301</td><td class="align_center">1.93</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alginate-G</td><td class="align_center">0.0060</td><td class="align_center">0.0886</td><td class="align_center">0.0163</td><td class="align_center">1.41</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Values of Flory–Huggins parameter of interaction for the system silk fibroin–sodium alginate–water calculated with the equilibrium data at 25°C.</div>

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