Alginate gelation in microfluidic channels

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Amici, E ^a   Tetradis Meris, G ^a   de Torres, C Pulido ^a   Jousse, F ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate gelation; Microchannels; Microfluidic; Monodisperse gel beads

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GELATION; PELLETIZING; SUNFLOWER OIL;

ALGINATE GEL; ALGINATE GELATION; AQUEOUS PHASIS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; FORMATION TIME; GEL BEADS; MICROFLUIDICS CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS SYSTEMS; MONO-DISPERSE; MONODISPERSE GEL BEAD;

MICROFLUIDICS;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 34347381780     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2007.01.022     Document Type: Article

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