cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p>This dataset contains data collected during investigation of hydrogels based on natural polymers (gelatin, sodium alginate), as part of the research project "Gelatin-alginate hydrogels for hard-to-heal wounds". The purpose of these experiments was to determine the chemical composition and the distribution of elements in samples of hydrogels saturated with an antiseptic (chlorhexidine digluconate).</p><p>Prior to structure determination, micrographs were collected on several lyophilized hydrogel films with a JEOL JSM-6510LV scanning electron microscope (SEM). To obtain high quality micrographs, a thin gold film was sputtered with a JEOL JFC 1200 fine coater on samples randomly spread on a carbon tape. An OXFORD Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (EDS) coupled to the microscope was employed to verify the presence of Cl, Na, O, C and N elements and their spatial distributions within the crystals. The distribution of these elements is homogeneous, as shown in EDS elemental maps.</p>"
authors:
  - family-names: MAIKOVYCH
    given-names: Olha
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-9924"
  - family-names: PASETTO
    given-names: Pamela
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-8080"
title: "SEM/EDX analysis of the samples surface, together with information on chemical composition and the distribution of elements. Data underlying the research project &#34;Gelatin-alginate hydrogels for hard-to-heal wounds&#34; (GAlHyd)"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/840b64db-d322-40f5-a1d1-c27e3e1b79dc.v1
license: CC BY 4.0
date-released: 2023-11-15