Assertion: carbonic acid | /r/CapableOf | dissolve the bulk of the gel
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text: dehydration of extruded, elongated chitosan gel, such that the carbonic acid dissolves the bulk of the gel without dissolution of the partially dehydrated chitosan fibers.
text: In one embodiment of the present invention, the preparation of the neutralized gel for re-dissolution with carbonic acid, may involve preparation of a substantially carbonic acid insoluble fibrous gel precipitate by shear induced mechanical dehydration of extruded, elongated chitosan gel, such that the carbonic acid dissolves the bulk of the gel without dissolution of the partially dehydrated chitosan fibers.