Research Article

Polyelectrolyte Complexation versus Ionotropic Gelation for Chitosan-Based Hydrogels with Carboxymethylcellulose, Carboxymethyl Starch, and Alginic Acid

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Optical micrographs of a hydrogel sample made by ionotropic gelation from CMC 1.6% and CaCl2 4.9% w/v. Scale 50x.