Table 3 Young’s modulus and the stress at break of the capsules.

From: Synthesis and characterization of biobased capsules formed from interpenetrating networks of alginate and poly(ethylene glycol) for the encapsulation of blue dye

Sample

Young’s Modulus

(E, MPa)

Stress at break σb

(MPa)

A-PG-AVI0.8-UV0h

1587 ± 438

22.5 ± 5.2

A-PG-AVI0.8-UV24h

1171 ± 391

16.9 ± 3.4

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