Issue 11, 2010
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Soft Matter

High-concentration compact agar gels from hydrothermal synthesis†

Omar Ayyad,*a   David Muñoz-Rojas,‡a   Núria Agulló,b   Salvador Borrósb  and  Pedro Gómez-Romero*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centro de Investigación en Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia, CIN2(CSIC) Campus de la U.A.B., Bellaterra, Spain
E-mail: pedro.gomez@cin2.es
Fax: +34-93-5868020
Tel: +34-93-5868010

b Grup d'Enginyeria de Materials (GEMAT), Institut Químic de Sarrià-Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

A simple hydrothermal method has been used to prepare for the first time high-concentration, microstructurally compact agar hydrogels (3–30 g agar per 100 ml H2O). These gels reach concentrations unachievable by conventional methods and overcome problems normally associated to them. They feature superior homogeneity, modified and controllable porosity, increased densities and higher strength, thus widening possible applications of this widely used biocompatible polysaccharide.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B926713A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Dec 2009
Accepted
23 Apr 2010
First published
06 May 2010

Soft Matter, 2010,6, 2389-2391

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High-concentration compact agar gels from hydrothermal synthesis

O. Ayyad, D. Muñoz-Rojas, N. Agulló, S. Borrós and P. Gómez-Romero, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 2389 DOI: 10.1039/B926713A

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