Research Article

In Situ Swelling Behavior of Chitosan-Polygalacturonic Acid/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites in Cell Culture Media

Figure 5

Modulus map of dry Chi-PgA-HAP nanocomposite (10  m × 10  m) (a) and modulus data along the line of 10  m length (b). High modulus values are due to stiffer HAP phase and lower modulus values are due to soft polymer phases.
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