Rheology of Sodium Hyaluronate under Physiological Conditions

Sodium hyaluronate NaHA in phosphate-buffered saline behaves as a typical polyelectrolyte in the high-salt limit, as Newtonian viscosities are observed over a wide range of shear rates. There is no evidence of intermolecule hydrogen bonding causing gel formation in NaHA solutions without protein pre...

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Published in:Biomacromolecules 2001, Vol.2 (1), p.65-69
Main Authors: Krause, Wendy E, Bellomo, Enrico G, Colby, Ralph H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hyaluronic Acid - chemistry
Hyaluronic Acid - metabolism
Hydrogen Bonding
Molecular Structure
Rheology
Solvents
Viscosity
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Summary:Sodium hyaluronate NaHA in phosphate-buffered saline behaves as a typical polyelectrolyte in the high-salt limit, as Newtonian viscosities are observed over a wide range of shear rates. There is no evidence of intermolecule hydrogen bonding causing gel formation in NaHA solutions without protein present. The concentration dependences of viscosity, relaxation time, and terminal modulus are consistent with observations on flexible, neutral polymers in good solvents, which are known to be in the same universality class as flexible polyelectrolytes in the presence of excess salt.
ISSN:1525-7797
1526-4602
DOI:10.1021/bm0055798