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Abstract
A simplified apparatus is described that measures the damping of a suspended measuring device.
The movement of the device (bob) is damped by the properties of the air–water surface adsorbed
material. Its value lies in describing the surface chemomechanical properties of ingredients and
excipients used in food, nutraceutical, cosmetic (cosmeceutical), and natural drug-food product
formulations that traverse the food sciences. Two surfactants, two food and drug-grade polymers,
and five naturally occurring food and serum proteins were tested and used to estimate and model
interfacial viscoelasticity. Equilibration times of >15 min were found to give sufficiently stable interfaces
for routine assessment. The viscoelasticity of the air–water interface was estimated with reference
to model solutions. These model solutions and associated self-assembled interfacial nanostructured
adsorbed layers were fabricated using a preliminary screening process with the aid of a specialized
foaming apparatus (C300 values), surface tension measurements (23–73 mN/m), and referential surface
shear and dilation experiments. The viscoelasticity measured as a percentage of surface damping
(D) of a pendulum was found to range from 1.0 to 22.4% across the samples tested, and this
represented interfacial viscosities in the range of 0-4630 µNs/m. The technique can distinguish
between interfacial compositions and positions itself as an easily accessible valuable addition to
tensiometric and analytical biochemistry-based techniques.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3846-3855 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 May 2008 |
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