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Molecular Dynamics Of Soy-Protein Isolate Films Plasticized By Water And Glycerol, S.-G. Choi, K. M. Kim, Milford Hanna, Curtis L. Weller, W. L. Kerr
Molecular Dynamics Of Soy-Protein Isolate Films Plasticized By Water And Glycerol, S.-G. Choi, K. M. Kim, Milford Hanna, Curtis L. Weller, W. L. Kerr
Biological Systems Engineering: Papers and Publications
The effects of water and glycerol on the molecular mobility of a soy-protein isolate (SPI)-based film were investigated using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). SPI-films were prepared with different glycerol contents and equilibrated to various levels of water activity (aw). The distributed transverse relaxation of film samples showed 2 distinct components: a solid-like fraction (T2s*) and a liquid-like fraction (T2m*). The peak T2s* values of films with lower glycerol concentration were more sensitive to variation in aw. As aw increased, the change of solid-like to liquid-like fraction was observed in …