I need to get sodium alginate and make weird little balls
June 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I need to get sodium alginate and make weird little balls
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
September 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
Spherification looks like magic, but it's just sodium alginate meeting calcium chloride—a gelling reaction industrial food makers had used for decades. Adrià didn't invent the chemistry. He put it on a tasting menu and called it art.
#FoodHistory #Cooking #ModernistCuisine #TheStockpot
#FoodHistory #Cooking #ModernistCuisine #TheStockpot
Marie-Antonin Carême
Wait—that's excluded too. Let me reconsider.
Ferran Adrià — Spherification and the Alginate Bath
Ferran Adrià's use of sodium alginate and calcium chloride led to a breakthrough in liquid spherification, revolutionizing fine dining.
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September 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Spherification looks like magic, but it's just sodium alginate meeting calcium chloride—a gelling reaction industrial food makers had used for decades. Adrià didn't invent the chemistry. He put it on a tasting menu and called it art.
#FoodHistory #Cooking #ModernistCuisine #TheStockpot
#FoodHistory #Cooking #ModernistCuisine #TheStockpot
save me, silver calcium alginate. silver calcium alginate, save me
May 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
save me, silver calcium alginate. silver calcium alginate, save me
afé 1.4% ; amidon modifié de tapioca ; protéines de lait ; émulsifiant : E472b ; épaississants : carraghénanes, alginate de sodium ; lactose et minéraux du lait. *Pourcentage exprimé sur la sauce
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
afé 1.4% ; amidon modifié de tapioca ; protéines de lait ; émulsifiant : E472b ; épaississants : carraghénanes, alginate de sodium ; lactose et minéraux du lait. *Pourcentage exprimé sur la sauce
February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A biomimetic mesh inspired by algae and Neptune balls uses alginate, chitosan, and microscopic fibers to capture microplastics. In laboratory tests, it exceeded 90% efficiency, but still requires testing under real-world conditions.
September 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A biomimetic mesh inspired by algae and Neptune balls uses alginate, chitosan, and microscopic fibers to capture microplastics. In laboratory tests, it exceeded 90% efficiency, but still requires testing under real-world conditions.
Q: Bored of photosynthesis and want to eat seaweed instead? What do you do? A: acquire an alginate lyase gene from bacteria, and massively duplicate & neofunctionalise it to generate you own alginate catabolism system. Cool paper from Jedd lab in @plosbiology.org - journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
April 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Q: Bored of photosynthesis and want to eat seaweed instead? What do you do? A: acquire an alginate lyase gene from bacteria, and massively duplicate & neofunctionalise it to generate you own alginate catabolism system. Cool paper from Jedd lab in @plosbiology.org - journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
This study demonstrated that alginate-encapsulated lemon essential oil nanoparticles (ALN) effectively combat multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with low cytotoxicity. While promising, challenges like scalability, regulatory approval remain before market use.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The antibacterial capabilities of alginate encapsulated lemon essential oil nanocapsules against multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The antibacterial capabilities of alginate encapsulated lemon essential oil nanocapsules against multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
www.nature.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This study demonstrated that alginate-encapsulated lemon essential oil nanoparticles (ALN) effectively combat multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with low cytotoxicity. While promising, challenges like scalability, regulatory approval remain before market use.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What if you could eat your water bottle instead of recycling it?🧪
@alexdainis.bsky.social shows how, using a bit of kitchen chemistry. Sodium alginate, a powder derived from seaweed, reacts with calcium lactate to form a gel wherever the two meet.
#Chemistry #DIY #Science #STEM #ScienceExperiment
@alexdainis.bsky.social shows how, using a bit of kitchen chemistry. Sodium alginate, a powder derived from seaweed, reacts with calcium lactate to form a gel wherever the two meet.
#Chemistry #DIY #Science #STEM #ScienceExperiment
September 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
What if you could eat your water bottle instead of recycling it?🧪
@alexdainis.bsky.social shows how, using a bit of kitchen chemistry. Sodium alginate, a powder derived from seaweed, reacts with calcium lactate to form a gel wherever the two meet.
#Chemistry #DIY #Science #STEM #ScienceExperiment
@alexdainis.bsky.social shows how, using a bit of kitchen chemistry. Sodium alginate, a powder derived from seaweed, reacts with calcium lactate to form a gel wherever the two meet.
#Chemistry #DIY #Science #STEM #ScienceExperiment
Translation: researchers have figured out how to produce food-grade alginate - a versatile natural product used as a thickener & stabilizer in foods & cosmetics - from the *Sargassum* #seaweed that is washing up on Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico shorelines. 🌊🦑 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Translation: researchers have figured out how to produce food-grade alginate - a versatile natural product used as a thickener & stabilizer in foods & cosmetics - from the *Sargassum* #seaweed that is washing up on Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico shorelines. 🌊🦑 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
September 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
freed! of the curse! (silver calcium alginate dressings)
June 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
freed! of the curse! (silver calcium alginate dressings)
me at 20: I should buy this alginate casting kit and make a cast of my dick! just like Jimi Hendrix!
me in my 40s, looking at said unused kit: can I even hold an erection at this point?
me in my 40s, looking at said unused kit: can I even hold an erection at this point?
September 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM
me at 20: I should buy this alginate casting kit and make a cast of my dick! just like Jimi Hendrix!
me in my 40s, looking at said unused kit: can I even hold an erection at this point?
me in my 40s, looking at said unused kit: can I even hold an erection at this point?
Back to crazy sci-fi tech: soft material 3D printing directly inside a patient's body using focused ultrasound to sculpt tissue-like structures from an injected biocompatible material.
A fast field version of this would be amazing for trauma. 🧪
Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A fast field version of this would be amazing for trauma. 🧪
Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
May 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Back to crazy sci-fi tech: soft material 3D printing directly inside a patient's body using focused ultrasound to sculpt tissue-like structures from an injected biocompatible material.
A fast field version of this would be amazing for trauma. 🧪
Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A fast field version of this would be amazing for trauma. 🧪
Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Algal Research journal... wonder what the yield is like for this alginate.
May 25, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Algal Research journal... wonder what the yield is like for this alginate.
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
September 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The persistence of P. aeruginosa during chronic infection relies on the serine protease MucD to regulate alginate production. Yong-Gui Gao &co show that MucD can represse alginate biosynthesis post-translationally, in addition to its role in transcriptional regulation 🧪 #MicroSky buff.ly/IYXug6I
I'm eating upside down, I'm doing bridge gulps, I'm drinking alginate sludge, one million kiwis, I am insane
June 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I'm eating upside down, I'm doing bridge gulps, I'm drinking alginate sludge, one million kiwis, I am insane
AL G. wants to show off his fabulous back! From a big, painful wound to a sleek scar, he’s now strutting his stripes with pride. 💪🐾 Thanks to a lil algae (alginate bandage) + Dr. Jen magic, he’s glowing and gorgeous. 😻🎉
September 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
AL G. wants to show off his fabulous back! From a big, painful wound to a sleek scar, he’s now strutting his stripes with pride. 💪🐾 Thanks to a lil algae (alginate bandage) + Dr. Jen magic, he’s glowing and gorgeous. 😻🎉
# PHASE ONE: MAKING AN ALGINATE MOULD THINGY
November 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM
# PHASE ONE: MAKING AN ALGINATE MOULD THINGY
It's good to resocialize on bluesky with scientists long seen on Twitter! As a #welcome image, we share a beautiful image of nematic myoblasts covering an alginate capsule taken by Claire Dessalles @clairedessalles.bsky.social... and their flows!
November 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
It's good to resocialize on bluesky with scientists long seen on Twitter! As a #welcome image, we share a beautiful image of nematic myoblasts covering an alginate capsule taken by Claire Dessalles @clairedessalles.bsky.social... and their flows!
plaster cast of my hand made with alginate mold. very easy, recommended
May 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
plaster cast of my hand made with alginate mold. very easy, recommended
A significantly enhanced damping behaviour in biobased alginate/poloxamer gels with cactus 🌵 fibres and natural ceramics. Details here: doi.org/10.1063/5.02... @erc.europa.eu 🧪⚙️ #AcademicSky
August 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A significantly enhanced damping behaviour in biobased alginate/poloxamer gels with cactus 🌵 fibres and natural ceramics. Details here: doi.org/10.1063/5.02... @erc.europa.eu 🧪⚙️ #AcademicSky