Viscoelasticity, conformational transition and ultrastructure of Kappa-Carrageenan in the presence of potassium ion around the critical total ion concentration

María C. Núñez-Santiago, Alberto Tecante, Sylvie Durand, Catherine Garnier, Jean L. Doublier

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Abstract

Rheology, microDSC, and confocal laser scanning microscopy were used to study the effect of potassium ion on the viscoelastic behavior, disorder-order transition and the ultrastructure, respectively, of kappa-carrageenan in aqueous medium in the vicinity of the critical total ionic concentration (C*). The rheological tests showed a "weak" gel behavior, with G′>G″ and both moduli dependent on frequency. However, during heating, microDSC showed two zones: one attributed to the presence of ordered double helices without aggregation, and another to the fusion of aggregated double helices. Microscopy showed a three-dimensional network whose continuity depends of the concentration of added potassium ions. For a gel to be formed, a sufficient amount of potassium ion is necessary to promote complete aggregation of double helices so they can form a continuous three-dimensional network.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe XVth International Congress on Rheology - The Society of Rheology 80th Annual Meeting
Pages315-317
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event15th International Congress on Rheology - Monterey, CA, United States
Duration: 3 Aug 20088 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1027
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference15th International Congress on Rheology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonterey, CA
Period3/08/088/08/08

Keywords

  • Disorder-order transition
  • Kappa-carrageenan
  • MicroDSC and CLSM
  • Rheology

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