The water content of the membranes was determined gravimetrically, and calculated with Eq. (2):
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where Ws and Wd correspond to the weights of the wet and dry membranes.
The change in area of the swollen membranes was determined through area measurements and calculated as:
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RA(%)=(As−Ad)/Ad×100,
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