Kinetically Frozen Rheology of Agar‐agar Hydrogels Upon a Change of Anions in the Hofmeister Series
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500067
Abstract: Hydrogels are materials in which water is present as the major component in a network of macromolecules, inorganic colloids or low molecular weight organogelators. To tune their viscoelastic properties, they can be crosslinked, making use… read more here.
Keywords: rheology; agar hydrogels; hofmeister series; agar agar ... See more keywords
Antibacterial ability of immobilized silver nanoparticles in agar-agar films co-doped with magnesium ions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115187
Abstract: The antibacterial ability of in situ prepared nanometer-sized silver particles, immobilized in agar-agar films, was studied as a function of the concentration of co-dopant, magnesium ions. Content of inorganic components in hybrid films was determined… read more here.
Keywords: agar films; agar agar; magnesium ions; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Enhancement of catalytic, reusability, and long-term stability features of Trametes versicolor IBL-04 laccase immobilized on different polymers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.11.012
Abstract: In the current study, different bio-polymers such as agar-agar, polyacrylamide and gelatin were utilized as bolster materials for the immobilization of a fungal laccase through entrapment approach. Among the polymers, agar-agar matrix most firmly encapsulated… read more here.
Keywords: agar agar; laccase; catalytic reusability; enhancement catalytic ... See more keywords
Green synthesis of CoWO4 powders using agar-agar from red seaweed (Rhodophyta): Structure, magnetic properties and battery-like behavior
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.122544
Abstract: Abstract This work reports a proteic sol-gel green method that uses agar-agar from red seaweed (Rhodophyta) for synthesizing cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) powders for battery-like electrodes. For comparison, CoWO4 is also prepared by a similar proteic… read more here.
Keywords: agar agar; cowo4; agar; battery like ... See more keywords