Structuring of biopolymer products - Water binding in biopolymer mixtures

6 important questions on Structuring of biopolymer products - Water binding in biopolymer mixtures

Rate the types of water from close to the biopolymer to far from the biopolymer
  • Loosely bound water
  • Interfacial water --> monolayer + multilayers
  • Constitutional water/structural water
  • Bulk water

Close to biopolymer
  • Constitutional water/structural water
  • Interfacial water --> monolayer + multilayers
  • Loosely bound water
  • Bulk water

Far from biopolymer

What is the value of χ when the biopolymer has a high affinity for moisture and what value if it does not really like water?

High affinity --> χ is negative
Does not like water --> χ is positive

What does the Flory-Rhener theory consist of?

The total water activity (aw) of a biopolymer gel originates from:
  • the interaction between the biopolymer and the water (first part of the equation)
  • the elastic contribution (second part of the equation)
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What is the cause of swelling of a gel at different water activities?

  • Low aw --> interaction between biopolymer and solvent (water)
  • High aw --> crosslink density

By which 2 parameters it he swelling capacity influenced?

X1 (hydrophilicity) and/or Mc (molecular weight between the crosslinks)

How are Mc (molecular weight between the crosslinks) and crosslink density related?

It the inverse. So a higher crosslink density, gives a lower molecular weight between the crosslinks.

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