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  • 1Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Jiaxing Institute of Future Food, Jiaxing, 314050, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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Ca(2+)-hyaluronic acid interactionHyaluronic acidHydrogel beadsReverse spherification methodSphericity

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