Unique shape, surface and porosity of dried electrified alginate gels

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-372

  Nussinovitch, A ^a   Zvitov Marabi, R ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agarose; Alginate; Cellular solids; DC electrical treatment; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRODES; FREEZING; GELS; POROSITY;

AGAROSE; ALGINATE GEL; CELLULAR SOLIDS; DC ELECTRICAL; DC ELECTRICAL TREATMENT; ELECTRICAL TREATMENT; FREEZE DRYING; METHOXY PECTIN; OUTER SURFACE; SURFACE POROSITY;

ALGINATE;

EID: 34748866714     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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