Biopolymers · 1984 · 238 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesBiochemistryBiophysicsMolecular BiophysicsPolymer ChemistrySupramolecular ChemistryFood GelsGelsHydrogelsMacromolecular AssemblySupramolecular GelsSupramolecular PolymersCarrageenanChirality In GelsGelationGelation KineticsGelation MechanismsGelation TheoryMicrostructure Of GelsSemidilute Solution Behavior
Abstract We present a general view of κ‐carrageenan gelation and some new experimental results concerning their behavior in the presence of Na + , K + , or Rb + counterions in semidilute concentration. The gelation mechanism is based on the aggregation of helical dimers.
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