Research Article

Biopolymeric Formulations for Biocatalysis and Biomedical Applications

Table 3

Correlation between the enzyme kinetic constant ( ) and the swelling and diffusion behavior of the gel formulations.

Formulation (mM) · 103  
Swelling rate constant
(ggel/gwater·min)
Diffusion  
  * 105  
cm2/min
Swelling power
%

Chito85.51439.068 39.56 160.3
PEI, 8 h177 7.0697.5145.1

PEI, 10 min134.8813.28819.5648.3