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ArticlePolymers2023

Effect of pH on the Mechanical Properties of Single-Biopolymer Mucilage (

Brandon Van Rooyen, Maryna De Wit, Gernot Osthoff, Johan Van Niekerk, Arno Hugo

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Cactus Pear Mucilage (Polymers · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Brandon Van RooyenDepartment of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.
Maryna De WitDepartment of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0883-5099
Gernot OsthoffDepartment of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1008-4602
Johan Van NiekerkDepartment of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.
Arno HugoDepartment of Animal Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pectin and alginate are well-established biopolymers used in natural film development. Single-polymer mucilage films were developed from freeze-dried native mucilage powder of two cultivars, 'Algerian' and 'Morado', and the films' mechanical properties were compared to single-polymer pectin and alginate films developed from commercially available pectin and alginate powders. The casting method prepared films forming solutions at 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% (

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alginatebiopolymer filmscactus pear mucilagecross-linkedmechanical propertiesOpuntia ficus-indicapackagingpectinpHpolymer concentration

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PMID38139892
PMCPMC10747180

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