The Size Stability of Alginate Beads by Different Ionic Crosslinkers

Table 1

Photographs of alginate beads incubated in different concentrations of Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ at room temperature (25°C) for various gelling times.

Time (minutes)	1% Ca^2+	10% Ca^2+	1% Ba^2+	10% Ba^2+
5
20
30
60
120
180
240
300