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Gel swelling properties of alginate fibers
Author(s) -
Qin Yimin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.13317
Subject(s) - swelling , absorption of water , sodium alginate , calcium , calcium alginate , sodium , chemical engineering , materials science , chemistry , polymer chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering
This article described a study on the gel‐forming abilities of a number of different types of alginate fibers. The gelling abilities were assessed through the measurement on the release of calcium ions from the fibers and the absorption capacities in water and 0.9% saline solution. The effects of the chemical compositions of the alginate and the calcium and sodium contents of the fibers on the gelling abilities were studied. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1641–1645, 2004