New research shows that mixing low viscosity alginic acid with calcium phosphate cement (CPC), a material commonly used as a bone replacement, confers 3 functional improvements: shorter setting time, ...

VARIOUS attempts have been described 1 to acetylate alginic acid by means of acetic anhydride or acetic acid, without or with catalysts, for example, pyridine, acids, etc. Some of the products thus ...

BELIEVING that the usual methods of acetylation give degraded products, Wassermann 1 has attempted to acetylate alginic acid with ketene. By this means he succeeded in introducing approximately one ...

It's taboo to consume seaweed soup before exams in Korea since it can lead to failing the exam. The belief is rooted in the idea that the slippery nature of seaweed may cause people to slip and falter ...