Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10605287 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Aqueous and high sugar gels of agarose and κ-carrageenan were prepared to investigate the changing nature of polymeric matrices. Transmission electron microscopy documented a transformation from an aggregated network in the aqueous environment to a lightly cross-linked structure in high solids. The latter possesses an elastic consistency based on the increasing values of yield strain from high- to low-water systems recorded using compression testing. The work provides further confirmation of the increased amorphicity of polysaccharide networks in high solid preparations.
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Authors
Issa S. Al-Amri, Kawther M. Al-Adawi, Insaf M. Al-Marhoobi, Stefan Kasapis,