A paper published online ahead of print in Chemical Engineering Science used a multiscale approach to study the dynamics of emulsions at various scales.
Here, o/w emulsions were created at different concentrations using different thickeners. Relationships between rheology and texture were then observed.
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The thickener type was found to determine the emulsion's rheology and texture. In addition, a critical thickener concentration was identified whereby the polymer concentration showed insignificant differences in macroscopic and microscopic emulsions.
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