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Abstract
Structural Characterisation of Wild Rubber: Gel Content
Samples of natural rubber
extracted from wild trees from the Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae families were
deproteinised and transesterified to study their gel content. The formation of
soluble (soft) gel depends on the period of storage of latex in the tree.
Extended storage may cause crosslinks between the polymer chains to make hard
gel. The presence of soft gel and the composition of the latex varied with the
botanical family.

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