Marguerite Rinaudo, Macromolecular Bioscience 6(8), 590–610 (2006), DOI 10.1002/mabi.200600053. The full primary byline and CERMAV-CNRS affiliation are supplied by PubMed. Abstract: non-covalent interactions, including ionic interactions and hydrogen bonding, influence polysaccharide conformation, solubility, local stiffness and gelation.