Viscoelastic properties of microbial alginate gels by oscillatory dynamic tests

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Moresi, Mauro ^a   Bruno, Maria ^a   Parente, Eugenio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Azotobacter vinelandii; Frequency sweep; Storage and loss moduli; Strain sweep; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FOOD STORAGE; FREQUENCIES; GELATION; GELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYSACCHARIDES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGINATE; AZOBACTER VINELANDII; FREQUENCY SWEEP; STORAGE AND LOSS MODULI; STRAIN SWEEP;

MICROORGANISMS;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; LESSONIA NIGRESCENS; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 1842612538     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2003.09.030     Document Type: Article

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