Quantifying Properties of Polysaccharide Solutions.

ABSTRACT: We apply a scaling theory of semidilute polymer solutions to quantify solution properties of polysaccharides such as galactomannan, chitosan, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, xanthan, apple pectin, cellulose tris(phenyl carbamate), hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium hyaluronate, sodium alginate, and sodium κ-carrageenan. In particular, we obtain the molar mass of the chain segment inside a correlation blob M _g = B̂ ^3/(3ν-1) c ^1/(1-3ν) as a function of concentration c, interaction parameter B̂, and exponent ν. Parameter B̂ assumes values B̂ _g, B̂ _th and M ₀/N _A ^1/3 <

SUBMITTER: Sayko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9954351 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature