Dynamic viscoelasticity and small-angle X-ray scattering studies on the gelation mechanism and network structure of curdlan gels

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-59

  Tada, Toshio ^a   Matsumoto, Takayoshi ^b   Masuda, Toshiro ^b  

^a SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; FRACTALS; GELATION; GELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY SCATTERING;

CURDLAN GELS; DYNAMIC VISCOELASTICITY; SMALL ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0032633725     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(98)00157-X     Document Type: Article

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