| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10605286 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Microwaves can be used to modify exactly parts of macromolecular complexes. So under this microwave condition of molecular manipulation, the nano-structural units of starch granules can dissociate from the granules, respectively, when gelatinization occurs. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to observe this process, it can be seen that some nano-structural chains are just flowing out of the granule and this proves that there are substantive nano-structural units in the starch granules, a phenomenon not previously observed.
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Authors
Liu Zhongdong, Liu Peng, John F. Kennedy,