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Clear Hydrogel Films Polysaccharide-based hydrogels Veraco International... 

Other biomoleciiles imaged have included all DNA bases [44], polysaccharides [45] and proteins [46, 4lZ]. In many cases there is strong evidence that the imaging process is facilitated by the presence of iiltrathin (conducting) water films on the surface of the sample [48, 49 and 50],... 

Tamarind kernel powder is insoluble in cold water, but upon heating forms thick viscous coUoidal dispersions at relatively low concentrations (2—3%). Upon drying, elastic films are formed. Tamarind seed polysaccharide is used as a low cost textile sizing agent in India. 

CS derivatives/salts have found limited use as detergents (25), antistatic coatings for photographic film (26), oil drilling fluids (25), thickeners in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals (27). They have been recommended for use as cation exchangers (28,29). Also, sulfated polysaccharides have recendy shown interesting antiviral activity (30). 

A number of other polysaccharides, such as glycogen, dextran, chitin, etc., possess interesting structures for chemical modification [103,104]. Dextran has been used as a blood plasma substitute. Although it can be converted to films and fibers, chitin s relatively small resource restricts its commercialization. 

GA is mainly used for fat microencapsulation because it produces stable emulsions in the case of most oils in a wide pH range, and it has the ability to form films (Kenyon, 1995). Barbosa et al., 2005 studied the photostability of the microencapsulated carotenoid bixin in different edible polysaccharide. They found out that microencapsulated bixin in GA was three to four times more stable than the one microencapsulated with maltodextrin, and about ten-fold than in homogeneous solvents. 

Biodegradable films made from edible biopolymers from renewable sources could become an important factor in reducing the environmental impact of plastic waste. Proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides are the main biopolymers employed to make edible films and coatings. Which of these components are present in different proportions and determine the properties of the material, as a barrier to water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and lipid transfer in food systems (Gomez-Guillen et al. 2002 and 2009). 

Three related galactomannans have been studied as films to 140 nm. These polysaccharides have a (1 4)-jS-D-mannopyranosyl backbone with (l- 6)-a-D-galactopyranosyl substituents (see formula 4). 

The main function of the foam stabilising agent is to reinforce the intercellular film wall by contributing rheological characteristics of viscoelasticity. The increased viscosity may also assist handling. The aim, as so often with auxiliaries, is to achieve an optimum balance. If the bubbles are too thin and wet too quickly they will collapse prematurely, whilst too stable a film could hinder uniform application. Examples of products used as foam stabilisers include thickening agents such as the polysaccharides, hydroxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose,... 

The materials used in these type of films include lipids, polysaccharides, and proteins. Starch (Maizura and others 2007), methylcellulose (Olivas and others 2003), hydroxypropyl cellulose (Brindle and Krochta 2008), chitosan (No and others 2007), xanthan gum (Mei and others 2002), alginate or zein (Zapata and others 2008), and soy protein (Park and others 2001) have been used for edible coatings. 

Peel-apart pack films, Fuji, 19 312 Peeler centrifuge, 5 544 22 390-391 Peeling reaction, of polysaccharides, 22 27-28... 

The film-forming property of xylan derivatives also leads to the inference of an average D. P. greater than about 50. This deduction arises from the general observation that pliable polysaccharide acetate films are only formed from molecules with a D. P. of 50 or more. 

Lithium salts in organic solvents with high solubility parameters have been previously used to dissolve strongly hydrogen-bonded polyamidesfciy and polysaccharides /for viscosity studies and for preparation of films or fibers. We are not aware of any previous attempts to utilize these solvent systems to prepare ester or carbamate polysaccharide derivatives... 

In a typical experiment the isocyanate (0.006 moles) was reacted with 1.5 g of the polysaccharide in 150 ml of a 5% LiCl/ N,N-dimethylacetamide solution at 90°C under nitrogen for two hours. The appearance of a strong infrared absorbance at 1705 cm l was an indication of carbamate formation. The derivatized polymer was isolated as a white powder by precipitation of the reaction solution into a nonsolvent such as methanol. Alternatively thin films were cast directly from solution the lithium salt could be removed by rinsing with acetone. Figure 1 illustrates the reaction of cellulose with phenyl isocyanate. 

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