Chitin Hydrogels Prepared at Various Lithium Chloride/N,N-Dimethylacetamide Solutions by Water Vapor-Induced Phase Inversion

Table 1

Characteristics of the chitin hydrogel prepared at various LiCl contents.

Sample	Diameter (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Water content (%)	CI (%)	Tensile strength (kPa)	Elongation (%)
C1-3	44 ± 1.5	0.7 ± 0.01	461 ± 25	72 ± 4	285 ± 7	65 ± 2
C1-5	44.5 ± 1.7	0.75 ± 0.01	370 ± 13	48 ± 3	380 ± 8	79 ± 5
C1-7	44 ± 0.5	0.85 ± 0.03	343 ± 30	66 ± 4	400 ± 9	78 ± 2
C1-10	65.5 ± 0.5	1.11 ± 0.02	388 ± 12	73 ± 5	134 ± 7	34 ± 1
C2-3	46 ± 1	0.76 ± 0.02	484 ± 3	73 ± 2	358 ± 7	55 ± 3
C2-5	46 ± 1.6	0.8 ± 0.02	427 ± 13	58 ± 3	729 ± 6	65 ± 4
C2-7	46.5 ± 1	0.84 ± 0.03	359 ± 6	67 ± 2	685 ± 6	69 ± 4
C2-10	66.5 ± 1.1	1.24 ± 0.02	332 ± 13	73 ± 3	276 ± 5	34 ± 1