Correlating Structure and Rheology in Ionically Crosslinked Alginate Biopolymer Hydrogels - A Case for Why “Less” can be “More”
We probe the structural and rheological properties of ionically crosslinked alginate, a model biopolymer hydrogel, using microscopy, rheology and viscosity dependent molecular probes. This combination of techniques enables the quantification and correlation of microstructure, microviscosity, bulk viscoelasticity and yi...