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Answer by DrMoishe Pippik for What role does CaCl2 play in a gelation medium?
Likely, the $\ce{CaCl2}$ induces precipitation, or gelation, in this case. This is called salting out. Another example is using salting out to gel poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) for 3D-printing.Simply...
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To produce sodium alginate beads coated with chitosan, following procedure was undertaken:Sodium alginate was dissolved in distilled water at a concentration of 4% (...) The gelation medium was...
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