Table 3 Comparison of other related studies and this work.

From: Optimization of glutaraldehyde concentration in relation to swelling behavior of PVA-PEG-BTB film using hybrid genetic metaheuristic algorithm

Optimization method

Input variable

Response parameter

Percent difference (%)

Reference

RSM

Rice starch & curcumin concentrations

Tensile strength

0.65

22

Elongation at break

19.64

Water vapor permeability

42.72

Antioxidant properties

2.03

RSM

Alginate ratio, crosslinking time, crosslinker concentration, culture media, UV exposure

Degradation time

5.62

23

Swelling ratio

8.84

Hybrid genetic metaheuristic algorithm

Glutaraldehyde concentration

Swelling ratio

0.65

This work