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Table 1 The swelling tests and factors of all synthesized hydrogels at pH equal to 7.4 and 5.5

From: Dual-drug (Curcumin/Ciprofloxacin) loading and release from chitosan-based hydrogels embedded with magnetic Montmorillonite/Hyaluronic acid for enhancing wound healing

Sample

Dry weight (Wd)

pH = 5.5

pH = 7.4

Swelled weight (Ws) ± SD

Swelling factor (SF)

Swelled weight (Ws) ± SD

Swelling factor (SF)

Chito/HA

0.1

0.4258 ± 0.18

3.258

0.4655 ± 0.12

3.655

Chito/HA-mMMt1

0.1

0.3108 ± 0.10

2.108

0.3620 ± 0.14

2.620

Chito/HA-mMMt2

0.1

0.3059 ± 0.15

2.059

0.3435 ± 0.10

2.435