Characterization of plasma protein gels by means of image analysis

LWT

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1321-1329

  Dàvila, Eduard ^a   Toldrà, Mònica ^a   Saguer, Elena ^a   Carretero, Carmen ^a   Parés, Dolors ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Lacunarity; Microstructure; Plasma protein gels; Spatial variability; Textural properties

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CHARACTERIZATION; GELS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LACUNARITY MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA PROTEIN GELS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 34248332567     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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