Molecular recognition plays an important role in nature, with perhaps the best known example being the complementarity exhibited by pairs of nucleobases in DNA. Studies of self-assembling and self-organizing systems based on molecular recognition are often performed at the molecular level, however, and any macroscopic implications of these processes are usually far removed from the specific mol...

INTRODUCTION:  Novel semisolids are non greasy since they are made up of water washable bases. Hence they cause less irritation to skin and are superior to conventional semisolid dosage form.  Novel creams now a days are provided with nanoparticles and microspheres, which has an excellent emollient effect, with better spreadability, and less staining than oleaginous ointments. However both me...

The aim of this article is to review the research conducted in field aqueous and polymer composites cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) gels. experimental techniques employed characterize rheological behavior these materials will be summarized, main advantages using CNC gels also addressed review. In addition, devoted use numerical simulation methodologies describe production CNC-based materials, e.g.,...

A powerful data processing methodology for analysis and classification of two-dimensional gels is introduced. The approach is based on correspondence analysis (CA) and ascendant hierarchical classification (AHC), and significantly differs from the more classical principal-component decomposition. Starting with a series of gels, each having a large number of spots, CA allows their representation...

Within the context of circular economy, there is an increasing interest to utilise agrifood by-products. However, extensive extraction and purification steps make valorisation side streams not always cost effective. Therefore, increased knowledge functionality unrefined could increase their utilisation in food products. We investigated thermal gelation mixed legume systems containing a commerci...

This research was conducted to evaluate the potential use of saturated monoglyceride (MG)-based gels in protection probiotics uponin vitrodigestion.

In nature, silk fibroin proteins assemble into hierarchical structures with dramatic mechanical properties. With the hope of creating new classes of on demand silk-based biomaterials, Bombyx mori silk is reconstituted back into stable aqueous solutions that can be reassembled into functionalized materials; one strategy for reassembly is electrogelation. Electrogels (e-gels) are particularly ver...

Soy protein isolate (SPI) was incubated with microbial transglutaminase (MTG) enzyme for 5 (SPI/ MTG(5)) or 24 (SPI/MTG(24)) h at 40 C and the gel obtained was freeze-dried, and heated with 2% (w/v) ribose (R) for 2 h at 95 C to produce combined-treated gels. Control experiments were run with sucrose. Stress relaxation experiments indicated that combined-treated gels were higher in the compress...

Faba bean is a promising alternative to soybean for production of protein-rich plant-based foods. Increased understanding the gelling behaviour non-soy legumes can facilitate development novel foods based on other legumes, such as faba bean. A mixture design was used in this study evaluate effect different proportions protein, starch and fibre fractions extracted from beans gelation properties,...