Temperature effect on the complex formation between Pluronic F127 and starch

• In this study a systematic investigation of the temperature effect on the interactions between Pluronic F127 and hydroxypropylated oxidised potato starch by surface tension titrations and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) analysis is presented. The binary mixture examined was subjected to 20 degrees C and 30 degrees C and the results indicated no presence of binary complexes at the lower temperature. However, at elevated temperature, an ability for inclusion complex formation was detected by the here used independent techniques. The formed inclusion complexes at 30 degrees C are presumably a product of hydrophobic interaction between Pluronic F127 and starch, where starch acts as a host molecule and Pluronic F127 due to its increased hydrophobicity is the guest molecule in this complex. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Kemiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Chemical Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Starch

Pluronic F127

Inclusion complex

Quartz crystal microbalance

Chemical Engineering

Kemiteknik

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