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Polysaccharides bearing hydroxyl groups such as dextran are able to create gels if crosslinked with covalent bonds by bifunctional reagents e.g. epichlorohydrin or after complexation with polyvalent metal cations.
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Spychaj, T., Bartkowiak, A. (1995). Composite Hydrogels of the Polysaccharide / Polyvalent Metal Type. In: Horváth, I.T., Joó, F. (eds) Aqueous Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis. NATO ASI Series, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0355-8_21
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