Effect of different fractions of zein on the mechanical and phase properties of zein films at nano-scale

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Panchapakesan, Chithra ^a   Sozer, Nesli ^b   Dogan, Hulya ^c   Huang, Qingrong ^a   Kokini, Jozef L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Molecular organization; Phase behavior; Self assembly; Surface topography; Zein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857033027     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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