Further observations on the size, shape and hydration of kappa-carrageenan in dilute solution

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-87

  Harding, Stephen E ^a   Day, Kathryn ^a   Dhami, Rajesh ^a   Lowe, Philip M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Pharmaceutical Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; CONFORMATIONS; HYDRATION; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENTATION; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

DILUTE SOLUTIONS; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0031072437     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00167-1     Document Type: Article

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