The purity and viscosity of sodium alginate extracted from Sargassum brown seaweed species as a basic ingredient in dental alginate impression material

N. Devina, Y. K. Eriwati, A. S. Santosa

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Abstract

Sodium alginate is one of the basic ingredients of alginate impression materials. Experimental sodium alginate was made by using an immersion method in acid to extract Sargassum brown seaweed species. The sodium alginate powder was then tested for its purity and viscosity. The experimental sodium alginate had a purity determined by high-performance liquid chromatography equivalent to that of a standard sodium alginate powder (SIGMA A2158). The Brookfield viscosity test showed that the viscosity of the experimental sodium alginate was too low (45.3 mPas) and unsuitable for use as a dental alginate impression material basic ingredient.

Original languageEnglish
Article number052012
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1073
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2018
Event2nd Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, PTMDS 2018 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia
Duration: 18 Jul 201818 Jul 2018

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