Fig. 6. Energetics of water molecules as a function of their distance to the nearest chain in the porous structures with 100%water content and (a) 10 amylose chains, (b) 20
amylose chains, (c) 10 dextran chains, and (d) 20 dextran chains. The numbers on the ordinate axes are multiples of kBT (equivalent to 2.478 kJ/mol).