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Title:

β-Lactoglobulin films with spiral cracks

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Gebhardt, R.; Petkeviciute, I.
Abstract:
We studied spiral crack formation in dried β-lactoglobulin films. The spirals result from simultaneous crack propagation and fragment detachment and the final pattern can be mathematically described by a logarithmic spiral equation. Crack patterns were investigated under different β-lactoglobulin and plasticizer concentrations of the initial solution used for film preparation. Spiral crack patterns occur in films over the entire tested concentration range up to cm = 250 mg/mL, but disappear when...     »
Keywords:
Plasticizer; spiral cracks; ß-Lactoglobulin; Whey protein
Journal title:
Food Structure
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
1
Pages contribution:
155--163
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.foostr.2013.11.003
Print-ISSN:
22133291
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