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  • Title: Soft κ-carrageenan microgels stabilized pickering emulsion gels: Compact interfacial layer construction and particle-dominated emulsion gelation.
    Author: Jiang Q, Li S, Du L, Liu Y, Meng Z.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2021 Nov 15; 602():822-833. PubMed ID: 34171747.
    Abstract:
    HYPOTHESIS: The well-known gelling ability of κ-carrageenan can make aqueous solutions into soft materials, which are crisp and can be mechanically treated into the nano-sized microgel particle (MP) as the building block for constructing the Pickering emulsion gel (PEG). MPs are expected to adhere and further create the network structure in PEGs due to their viscoelastic texture. Herein, properties of PEGs should be possibly altered by using MPs with different pH and ionic strength. EXPERIMENTS: MPs were prepared by shearing and gelling κ-carrageenan solutions simultaneously. Effects of pH and ionic strength on MPs were formulated, and physical properties of PEGs prepared from corresponding MPs were investigated. The interaction between κ-carrageenan molecules was analyzed by FTIR, and the formation process of the interfacial layer was traced by the interfacial rheological technique. FINDINGS: The moderate K+ could increase the flocculation and hardness of MPs to improve the viscoelasticity of PEGs. Prepared MPs were more favorable for forming PEGs when pH was 8 and 9. The oil fraction impacted physical properties of PEGs slightly. MPs constantly moved to the interface from the continuous phase, forming the compact adsorption layer due to the extrusion of MPs.
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