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. 2023 May 2;9(5):376. doi: 10.3390/gels9050376

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A comparative image of chain flexibility for different polysaccharides. B represents the stiffness parameter reported for polysaccharides at fixed ionic strength (0.1 M NaCl): xanthan gum (XG) [57], deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) [53], alginate (Alg), M-block [52], κ-carrageenan (κ-Carr) [54], chitosan (CS) [58], carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) [52], hyaluronic acid (HA) [52], gellan gum (GG) [52], oxidized pullulan (OxyPULL) [59], and dextran sulfate (DEX-SO4) [53]. Adapted with permission from [54], copyright 2019, Elsevier.