Effect of Experimental Parameters on the Formation of Hydrogels by Polyelectrolyte Complexation of Carboxymethylcellulose, Carboxymethyl Starch, and Alginic Acid with Chitosan

Table 2

The yield of hydrogels at varying ratios of anionic and cationic polymers.

Polymers	Ratio	Yield (%)	Deviation (%)
CMC/CS	200	21.70	0.26
	75	11.56	0.6
	32	20.10	0.97
	21	21.06	0.69
	2.7	94.08	2.69
AA/CS	50	29.45	1.26
	28	12.50	0.88
	12	8.30	0.56
	5	8.51	0.00
	4	10.57	0.33
CMS/CS	320	72.56	1.43
	240	78.76	1.78
	64	52.84	2.49
	60	49.96	1.09
	50	44.42	2.25
	40	12.93	0.49