Adding Chemical Cross-Links to a Physical Hydrogel

Synergistic hydrogels are often encountered in polysaccharide mixtures widely used in food and biopharma products. The xanthan and konjac glucomannan pair provides one of the most studied synergistic hydrogels. Recently we showed that the junction zones stabilizing the 3D structure of this gel are p...

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Main Authors: Ester Chiessi, Ivana Finelli, Barbara Cerroni, Gaio Paradossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/9/3662/