This is done by using an example of a synthetic product that students make in the classroom: a gel worm (not for eating.) Students make it by combining a sodium alginate solution with a calcium ...

Raft-forming anti-reflux preparation is one line of treatment wherein a viscous gel forms a physical barrier above the stomach contents and prevents it from refluxing back into the esophagus. Sodium ...

The slick surface of seaweeds such as seaweed and kelp is attributed to alginate, a mucilaginous substance ... The vitreous body is a gel-like substance that occupies the space between the ...

It relies on the reaction between sodium alginate, an algae extract used as a food stabilizer, and calcium, which causes it to gel. Adrià realized that reversing the process also would work.

Made from sodium alginate gel, the product is 100% edible and naturally biodegradable in four to six weeks, Lucozade said 15 Aug. The funding will focus on commercializing the Ooohos technology ...

Che Connon, Professor of Tissue Engineering at Newcastle University, said: “The stem cells are surrounded by an alginate gel which protects them from the environment - a bit like frogspawn.

Alginates are used as a natural and clean label thickening agent for ice creams, drinks and jellies. The deal transfers Cargill’s entire alginate processing capability to the Paris-headquartered ...