Increased Volume of Hydration around Dextran Molecules by Water Treated with Ultra-Infrared Ray Radiating Ceramics

Yuuki YASUI; Tadao IMANISHI; Toshihiko YASUDA; Kazuyoshi IWATA; Yoh SANO

doi:10.14533/jbm.12.17

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Increased Volume of Hydration around Dextran Molecules by Water Treated with Ultra-Infrared Ray Radiating Ceramics

Yuuki YASUI, Tadao IMANISHI, Toshihiko YASUDA, Kazuyoshi IWATA, Yoh SANO

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Keywords: dextran, partial specific volumes, evaporation rate, ultra-infrared, functional water

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2012 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 17-28

DOI https://doi.org/10.14533/jbm.12.17

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The hydration volume around dextran molecules was examined with high and low molecular weight dextrans which were dissolved in tap water and two kinds of water treated with ultra-infrared ray radiating ceramics. The partial specific volumes for the dextran in the ceramics-treated water were higher than that in tap water. The evaporation rates for the ceramics treated water were also higher than that of tap water. The results suggested that the hydration volume around dextran molecules increased because the cluster size of water decreased due to the treatment of the ceramics.

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