Gelation and Structural Formation of Amylose by In Situ Neutralization as Observed by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering

Autor: Kyoko Yamamoto, Shiho Suzuki, Shinichi Kitamura, Yoshiaki Yuguchi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Gels, Vol 4, Iss 3, p 57 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2310-2861
DOI: 10.3390/gels4030057
Popis: The gelation and structural formation of two types of amylose in alkaline solution by in situ neutralization was monitored with time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering (tr-SAXS). Sharp increases of SAXS profile in lower angle region were observed after gelation. The results showed that aggregation of amylose chains led to a gel point with crystal growth. The aggregation appeared to function as a junction zone, and the aggregate structure depended on the molecular weight of amylose. A high-molecular-weight sample was fitted using a Debye-Bueche function, and a low-molecular-weight sample was fitted using a stretched exponential function.
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