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Structure and mechanical properties of polysaccharides
Author(s) -
RossMurphy Simon B.,
Wang Qi,
Ellis Peter R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19981270105
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , polymer science , cellulose , polymer , rheology , supramolecular chemistry , starch , thickening , macromolecule , materials science , natural polymers , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , molecule , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
This article serves both as a review of polysaccharides as gelling and thickening agents and as an introduction to polysaccharides, other than starch and cellulose, their source and extraction, and how molecular detail is reflected in their macromolecular and supramolecular properties. The whole is summarised for workers in the synthetic polymer area interested in new “green” polymers. We also introduce results for a new polysaccharide extracted from a Nigerian tree pod, and describe details of its structural and physicochemical characterisation including light scattering and rheological measurements.