Dilute and semi-dilute solution properties of an exopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli strain S61

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-195

  Ren, Yilong ^a   Ellis, Peter R ^a   Sutherland, Ian W ^b   Ross Murphy, Simon B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Colanic acid; Escherichia coli; Exopolysaccharides; Oscillatory shear rheometry; Semi dilute solution; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

POLYMER ENTANGLEMENT SYSTEMS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037404253     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(02)00289-8     Document Type: Article

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