Table 1 Typical physical properties of CS/HANr composite hydrogel.

From: Nanohydroxyapatite Reinforced Chitosan Composite Hydrogel with Tunable Mechanical and Biological Properties for Cartilage Regeneration

Sample

Equilibrium Swelling Ratio (SR, %)

Contact angle°

CS

612 ± 18

66.5 ± 0.3

CS/0.5HANr

546 ± 12

64.1 ± 0.2

CS/1HANr

500 ± 13

63.6 ± 0.3

CS/1.5HANr

475 ± 17

63.2 ± 0.1

CS/2HANr

440 ± 11

61.8 ± 0.4

CS/2.5HANr

409 ± 14

60.7 ± 0.2

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