Table 4 Results related to water absorption of electrospun fibers.

From: Fabrication and evaluation of polylactic acid-curcumin containing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) wound dressing using electrospinning method with experimental and computational approaches

Sample

dry weight

wet weight

Water absorption (%)

PLA

1.7

7.9

364%

PLA-Cur

1.9

7.4

289%

PLA-Cur-0.01%CNTs

7.7

24

211%

PLA-Cur-0.03%CNTs

5.5

14.5

163%

PLA-Cur-0.05%CNTs

10.8

39.2

262%

Hydrosorbe

-

-

250%38

Acticoat

-

-

300%38

Kaltostate

-

-

2000%38

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