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Table 2 Comparison of values of fibril-like radii (flr) determined by image analyses in alginate microcapsules made of 0.8% and 1.4% w/v alginate

From: Determination of pore size distribution at the cell-hydrogel interface

Range (nm)

0.8% w/v Alginate(%)

1.4% w/v Alginate(%)

flr ≤ 2.34

48.7 ± 2.8

30.3 ± 2.4

2.34 < flr < 4.68

48.9 ± 3.2

64.0 ± 3.1

4.68 < flr < 7.02

2.3 ± 0.3

5.5 ± 0.5

7.02 < flr < 9.36

0.1 ± 0.01

0.3 ± 0.1

9.36 < flr

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0