TY - GEN
T1 - Viscoelasticity, conformational transition and ultrastructure of Kappa-Carrageenan in the presence of potassium ion around the critical total ion concentration
AU - Núñez-Santiago, María C.
AU - Tecante, Alberto
AU - Durand, Sylvie
AU - Garnier, Catherine
AU - Doublier, Jean L.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Disorder-order transition
KW - Kappa-carrageenan
KW - MicroDSC and CLSM
KW - Rheology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51149105020&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.2964675
DO - 10.1063/1.2964675
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:51149105020
SN - 9780735405493
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 315
EP - 317
BT - The XVth International Congress on Rheology - The Society of Rheology 80th Annual Meeting
T2 - 15th International Congress on Rheology
Y2 - 3 August 2008 through 8 August 2008
ER -