THE following is a short account of work completed a matter of two years ago; but publication at the time was forbidden. It was carried out in connexion with the production of rayon from seaweed ...

New research shows that mixing low viscosity alginic acid with calcium phosphate cement (CPC), a material commonly used as a bone replacement, confers 3 functional improvements: shorter setting time, ...

BELIEVING that the usual methods of acetylation give degraded products, Wassermann 1 has attempted to acetylate alginic acid with ketene. By this means he succeeded in introducing approximately one ...

It's taboo to consume seaweed soup before exams in Korea since it can lead to failing the exam. The belief is rooted in the idea that the slippery nature of seaweed may cause people to slip and falter ...