Tensile and tear strength of carrageenan film from Philippine Eucheuma species

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-151

  Briones, Annabelle V ^a   Ambal, Wilhelmina O ^a   Estrella, Romulo R ^a   Pangilinan, Rolando ^a   De Vera, Carlos J ^a   Pacis, Raymund L ^a   Rodriguez, Ner ^a   Villanueva, Merle A ^a  

^a Industrial Technology Development Institute Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Elastic modulus; Elongation reading; Tear strength; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EUCHEUMA;

EID: 2942568219     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-003-0005-9     Document Type: Article

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