The clinical effectiveness of tissue conditioners is influenced by their gelation characteristics and viscoelastic properties after gelation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of ethyl alcohol (EtOH) on these properties, and to compare the effect of EtOH with that of the powder/liquid (P/L) ratio. Three tissue conditioners were used in this study. The gelation tim...

A two-site spatial coagulation model is considered. Particles of masses m and n at the same site form a new particle of mass m + n at rate mn . Independently, particles jump to the other site at a constant rate. The limit (for increasing particle numbers) of this model is expected to be non-deterministic after the gelation time, namely, one or two giant particles randomly jump between the two s...

The aim of this study was to apply the external ionic gelation using an atomizing spray device comprised of a spray gun to improve the viability of Lactobacillus plantarum DKL 109 and for its commercial use. Three coating material formulas were used to microencapsulate L. plantarum DKL 109: 2% alginate (Al), 1% alginate/1% gellan gum (Al-GG), and 1.5% alginate/3% gum arabic (Al-GA). Particle si...

The cold gelation of preheated whey protein isolate (WPI) solutions at alkaline conditions (pH>10) has been studied to better understand the effect of NaOH in the formation and destruction of whey protein aggregates and gels. Oscillatory rheology has been used to follow the gelation process, resulting in novel and different gelation profiles with the gelation pH. At low alkaline pH, typical sol...

By William A. Eaton and James Hofrichter T HE FUNDAMENTAL cause ofsickle cell disease is the decreased deformability of the sickled red cell produced by gelation of hemoglobin S. Partial inhibition of gelation should therefore reduce clinical severity, while complete inhibition should result in a “cure.” These basic ideas have stimulated an enormous effort to understand the gelation process in ...

We show that gelation of weakly attractive colloids is remarkably similar to the colloidal glass transition. Like the glass transition, dynamic light scattering functions near gelation scale with scattering vector, and exhibits a two-step decay with a power-law divergence of the final decay time. Like the glass transition, static light scattering does not change upon gelation. These results sug...

In this study, thermal behavior of aqueous solutions of methyl cellulose (MC) at a constant temperature of 50 degrees C was analyzed. Various samples were studied for two consecutive heating-cooling cycles. The experiments with the solutions prepared using cold de-ionized (DI) water showed that the rate of gelation was higher for higher MC concentrations. However, the rate was slower during the...

GELATION of hydrophilic colloids has frequently been studied in regard to its 'gelation time' (usually called the coagulation time) i.e. the time necessary for the gelatinising of a sol. The definition of 'gelation time,' however, is somewhat arbitrary and differs with the observer. Some observers consider a sol is gelatinised, when the vessel containing it can be inverted without spilling. Oth...