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The extent of maize starch crystal melting as a critical factor in the isolation of amylose via aqueous leaching

Doblado-Maldonado, Andrés F.; Gomand, Sara V.; Goderis, Bart; Delcour, Jan A.

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The extent of maize starch crystal melting as a critical factor in the isolation of amylose via aqueous leaching

Doblado-Maldonado, Andrés F.; Gomand, Sara V.; Goderis, Bart; Delcour, Jan A.

Aqueous leaching from granular maize starch is a common technique for amylose (AM) isolation. Leaching was studied in a 60–90 °C temperature range. The leachate yield, degree of polymerization (DP) and purity were related to the extent of melting of the starch crystals at the leaching temperature as determined via differential…
Thermal-Induced Denaturation and Aggregation Behavior of Lysozyme and Bovine Serum Albumin: a Thermodynamic and Structural Study

Perez, Aline Sanches; Oliveira, Cristiano Luis Pinto

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Thermal-Induced Denaturation and Aggregation Behavior of Lysozyme and Bovine Serum Albumin: a Thermodynamic and Structural Study

Perez, Aline Sanches; Oliveira, Cristiano Luis Pinto

Solution studies permit a direct investigation of the particles on a well-defined environment. Fluorescence, circular dichroism, scattering, and calorimetry provide, individually, very important information among the protein structure, overall shape, and thermodynamic equilibrium. In this work, a combination of these techniques is presented for the study of denaturation induced by…
Thermotropic Phase Behavior of Choline Soaps

Klein, Regina; Dutton, Helen; Diat, Olivier; Tiddy, Gordon J. T.; Kunz, Werner

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Thermotropic Phase Behavior of Choline Soaps

Klein, Regina; Dutton, Helen; Diat, Olivier; Tiddy, Gordon J. T.; Kunz, Werner

Choline carboxylates (ChCm with m = 12−18) are simple biocompatible anionic surfactants with very low Krafft temperatures, possessing a rich aqueous phase behavior. In the present work, we have investigated the thermotropic mesomorphism of anhydrous ChCm salts for m = 12−18. Transition temperatures and enthalpies determined by differential scanning calorimetry…
Theoretical and experimental study of isothiazolinone adsorption onto ordered mesoporous silica

Mardones, Lucas E.; Legnoverde, María Soledad; Simonetti, Sandra; Basaldella, Elena I.

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Theoretical and experimental study of isothiazolinone adsorption onto ordered mesoporous silica

Mardones, Lucas E.; Legnoverde, María Soledad; Simonetti, Sandra; Basaldella, Elena I.

Mesoporous silica SBA-15 particles were synthesized in order to evaluate their effectiveness as encapsulating agents for a commercial biocide composed of a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and chloromethylisothiazolinone (MIT/CMIT). Three powdered samples of silica particles having different textural properties, sizes and morphologies were hydrothermally obtained and then characterized by SEM,…
The structure evolution of polyamide 1212 after stretched at different temperatures and its correlation with mechanical properties

Cai, Ziqing; Liu, Xiaoyi; Zhou, Qiong; Wang, Yaotao; Zhu, Caizhen; Xiao, Xueliang; Fang, Dong; Bao, Haifeng

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The structure evolution of polyamide 1212 after stretched at different temperatures and its correlation with mechanical properties

Cai, Ziqing; Liu, Xiaoyi; Zhou, Qiong; Wang, Yaotao; Zhu, Caizhen; Xiao, Xueliang; Fang, Dong; Bao, Haifeng

The development of polyamide fibers with excellent mechanical performance is always a hot research topic. In this paper, the structure evolution of polyamide 1212 (PA1212) after stretching at different temperatures was characterized by Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD) and Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) techniques. Experimentally, it was found that there existed…
Thermal shrinkage and microscopic shutdown mechanism of polypropylene separator for lithium-ion battery: In-situ ultra-small angle X-ray scattering study

Xiong, Bijin; Chen, Ran; Zeng, Fangxinyu; Kang, Jian; Men, Yongfeng

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Thermal shrinkage and microscopic shutdown mechanism of polypropylene separator for lithium-ion battery: In-situ ultra-small angle X-ray scattering study

Xiong, Bijin; Chen, Ran; Zeng, Fangxinyu; Kang, Jian; Men, Yongfeng

Structural variation and shutdown behavior of polypropylene separator for lithium-ion batteries upon heating have been investigated via in-situ ultra-small angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) tests. Structural parameters including porosity, specific interface and pore size have been successfully estimated by fitting the scattering intensity with craze model. The fitting results reveal that…
The Template Determines Whether Chemically Identical Nanoparticle Scaffolds Show Elastic Recovery or Plastic Failure

Suresh, Karthika; Patil, Shivprasad; Ramanpillai Rajamohanan, Pattuparambil; Kumaraswamy, Guruswamy

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The Template Determines Whether Chemically Identical Nanoparticle Scaffolds Show Elastic Recovery or Plastic Failure

Suresh, Karthika; Patil, Shivprasad; Ramanpillai Rajamohanan, Pattuparambil; Kumaraswamy, Guruswamy

Subtle variations in the preparation of ice-templated nanoparticle assemblies yield monoliths that are chemically identical but exhibit qualitatively different mechanical behavior. We ice template aqueous dispersions to prepare macroporous monoliths largely comprising silica nanoparticles held together by a crosslinked polymer mesh. When the polymer is crosslinked in the presence of…
TNF Induced Switching of Columnar Rectangular to Hexagonal Assemblies in a New Class of Triphenylene-Based Room Temperature Discotic Liquid Crystals

Gupta, Monika; Gupta, Santosh Prasad; Pal, Santanu Kumar

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TNF Induced Switching of Columnar Rectangular to Hexagonal Assemblies in a New Class of Triphenylene-Based Room Temperature Discotic Liquid Crystals

Gupta, Monika; Gupta, Santosh Prasad; Pal, Santanu Kumar

A straightforward synthesis of triphenylene-based oligomeric systems that self-organize into room temperature columnar structures is presented. The compounds with longer spacer length (m = 10 and 12) exhibit columnar rectangular (Colr) mesophase whereas the compound with m = 8 exists in glassy Colr state. Interestingly, the Colr self-assembly of these…