International journal of biological macromoleculesAlginatesCalciumHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIronOils
Comparative study of alginate/Ca2+ and alginate/Fe3+ beads: density functional calculations and bergamot oil release.
Renata P Sanches, Luis Octavio de Araujo, Letícia F Balcewicz, Maximiliano Alvarez, Bruno C da Silva, Diego Guedes-Sobrinho, Izabel C Riegel-Vidotti
Published: 202610.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.149587
Abstract
This study comparatively investigates the structural organization, interaction energy and essential oil release behavior of sodium alginate (SA) beads crosslinked with calcium (Ca2+) or iron III (Fe3+). A Density Functional Theory (DFT)-based method…
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