Table 1. Comparison of MC reduction (%) for treated and untreated specimens over time

Day C (%) ES (%) EC (%) LC (%)
0–100 63.3 43.6 49.7 37.6
100–200 16.5 20.9 18.7 29.5
200–300 1.9 7.5 6.4 10.3
300–400 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.5
400–500 0.2 4.5 1.1 2.6
MC: moisture content, C: control, ES: end sealing, EC: end coating, LC: lateral coating.