Nanochitin: chemistry, structure, assembly, and applications

L Bai, L Liu, M Esquivel, BL Tardy, S Huan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …

Correlation between interfacial layer properties and physical stability of food emulsions: Current trends, challenges, strategies, and further perspectives

Z Cai, Y Wei, A Shi, J Zhong, P Rao, Q Wang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems that tend to separate into two
immiscible phases over time. The interfacial layer formed by the emulsifiers adsorbed at the …

High internal phase Pickering emulsions stabilized by co-assembled rice proteins and carboxymethyl cellulose for food-grade 3D printing

Y Wan, R Wang, W Feng, Z Chen, T Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, high internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPEs) stabilized by protein-
polysaccharide complexes were used as inks for food-grade three-dimensional printing …

Evolution and critical roles of particle properties in Pickering emulsion: a review

L Ming, H Wu, A Liu, A Naeem, Z Dong, Q Fan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pickering emulsion is a type of emulsion that uses solid particles or colloidal particles as
emulsifiers instead of surfactants to anchor at the oil-water interface. Its unique properties …

Chitin, chitosan, and nanochitin: extraction, synthesis, and applications

M Kozma, B Acharya, R Bissessur - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crustacean shells are a sustainable source of chitin. Extracting chitin from crustacean shells
is ongoing research, much of which is devoted to devising a sustainable process that yields …

Recent innovations in emulsion science and technology for food applications

L Bai, S Huan, OJ Rojas… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emulsion technology has been used for decades in the food industry to create a diverse
range of products, including homogenized milk, creams, dips, dressings, sauces, desserts …

Relationships between the behavior of three different sources of pectin at the oil-water interface and the stability of the emulsion

H Niu, X Chen, T Luo, H Chen, X Fu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, structural characterization and chemical compositions of three pectins from
different sources were studied, which showed that compared with apple pectin (AP) and …

High internal phase Pickering emulsions via complexation of cellulose nanofibrils and nanochitin: Enhanced interfacial adsorption and structured aqueous network

J Lv, H Wang, M Zhu, Q Chen, S Huan, Y Liu, S Liu… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
High internal phase emulsion is a novel emulsion type for a range of applications, while its
preparation is limited by low stability and the selection of proper emulsifiers. Herein, an …

Pickering emulsion stabilized by cellulosic fibers: Morphological properties-interfacial stabilization-rheological behavior relationships

T Yuan, J Zeng, B Wang, Z Cheng, K Chen - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aimed to study the stabilization mechanism induced by different morphologies of
cellulosic fiber in O/W emulsion. Three types of cellulosic fibers were named squashed …

Recent development in food emulsion stabilized by plant-based cellulose nanoparticles

M Zhu, S Huan, S Liu, Z Li, M He, G Yang, S Liu… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we discuss the application of cellulose nanoparticles as a sustainable and
cost-effective source of green stabilizers for formulation of foodstuff. Fibrillar cellulose …