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alginate

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alginate [′al·jə‚nāt]
(botany)
An algal polysaccharide that is a major constituent of the cell walls of brown algae.


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Other features at Sweets Middle East and Sweet & SnackTec Middle East include live dessert demonstrations and chocolate tasting from international chefs, who will be showcasing new methods using molecular techniques involving nitrogen, calcium and sodium alginate.
Alginate has distinctive properties such as nontoxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and hydrophilicity.
INTRODUCTION Calcium alginate beads have been widely used for immobilizing DNA [1,2,3,4], proteins [5,6], and cells [7] for applications in a variety of fields.
 
 
 
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