Example 10

Steps:
Green Tea PrepHeat 250 mL water to boil
Steep tea bag 2-3 minutes
with occasional stir
remove tea bag and let cool
Gel SolutionUse TFF-10-0047 (3.71% silk)
Prepdilute to 3% silk with water
dilute to 2% with green tea
add L-ascorbic acid
GelGelation occurred like standard
gel at room temperature
Green/yellow color
Green Tea scent
Solution Spec:2% silk solution
65 mL (35 ml of 3.71% silk, 8.3
mL water, 21.66 mL green tea)
0.43 gL-ascorbic acid

FIG. 92 is a table summarizing an embodiment of a caffeine gel of the present disclosure. A silk gel with 2% silk and 100 mg L-ascorbic acid/15 mL solution was created with the addition of 50 mg caffeine/15 mL solution. The gel has the exact appearance of standard L-ascorbic acid gels.

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