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| Title |
Hydration-induced crystalline transformation of starch polymer under ambient conditions
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| Published in |
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.05.008 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dongling Qiao, Binjia Zhang, Jing Huang, Fengwei Xie, David K. Wang, Fatang Jiang, Siming Zhao, Jie Zhu |
| Abstract |
With synchrotron small/wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), we revealed that post-harvest hydration at ambient conditions can further alter the starch crystalline structure. The hydration process induced the alignment of starch helices into crystalline lamellae, irrespective of the starch type (A- or B-). In this process, non-crystalline helices were probably packed with water molecules to form new crystal units, thereby enhancing the overall concentration of starch crystallinity. In particular, a fraction of the monoclinic crystal units of the A-type starches encapsulated water molecules during hydration, leading to the outward movement of starch helices. Such movement resulted in the transformation of monoclinic units into hexagonal units, which was associated with the B-type crystallites. Hence, the hydration under ambient conditions could enhance the B-polymorphic features for both A-type and B-type starches. The new knowledge obtained here may guide the design of biopolymer-based liquid crystal materials with controlled lattice regularity and demanded features. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 43 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 16% |
| Researcher | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 21% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 16% |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 5% |
| Materials Science | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 14 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 June 2017.
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