Characterizing the Size and Molecular Weight Distribution of Starch: Why It Is Important and Why It Is Hard
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Starch is one of the most important polymers for humanity: It comprises the largest single component of our food energy, and is also an important industrial polymer, for example, it is used in papermaking, biofuels, and the food and pharmaceutical industries as an additive with diverse uses. On one level, it is simple: a polymer of ➤ Starch is the largest component of our food energy and has important industrial applications.
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