χbio
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Flory-Huggins interaction parameter between tissue-derived biopolymer
and water (dimensionless)
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0.161 for intact (composite) collagen type I
[15]
0.107 for pronase-digested collagen type I [15]
0.48 for a gelatin coil [17]
0.49 for gelatin in coil + helical states
[17,18]
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Semi-fixed (4 different values)
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