Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study
Scattering studies of milk and milk products, which are highly relevant food products on the global market, are often utilized and reported in literature to investigate and understand the subtle microscopic structural differences between dairy samples. These structural features determine the physica...
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| author | Youngju Kim Jacopo Valsecchi Ohsung Oh Jongyul Kim Seung Wook Lee Francois Boue Evelyne Lutton Matteo Busi Christopher Garvey Markus Strobl |
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| description | Scattering studies of milk and milk products, which are highly relevant food products on the global market, are often utilized and reported in literature to investigate and understand the subtle microscopic structural differences between dairy samples. These structural features determine the physical properties and ultimately the texture of milk products and, thus, also influence the consumer’s experience. Small-angle neutron scattering is a prominent example, which enables observations of length scales, which convey proteins and fat globules in food-grade milk. In addition, deuteration enables contrast variations between the constituents of dairy products. In this study, we investigate the potential of probing small-angle neutron scattering from milk samples through quantitative neutron dark-field imaging using grating interferometry, to establish the feasibility of studying, in particular, fat globules and milk gel structures with this spatially resolved scattering technique. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd22bc53abde43cdb06b7252e0df541c2023-11-23T12:53:35ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-01-0112283310.3390/app12020833Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility StudyYoungju Kim0Jacopo Valsecchi1Ohsung Oh2Jongyul Kim3Seung Wook Lee4Francois Boue5Evelyne Lutton6Matteo Busi7Christopher Garvey8Markus Strobl9School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, KoreaLaboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, SwitzerlandSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, KoreaNeutron Science Center, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon 34057, KoreaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, KoreaLaboratoire Léon Brillouin, CNRS-UMR12-CEA-Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceINRAE, UMR MIA 518, ISC-PIF, 113 Rue Nationale, 75013 Paris, FranceLaboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, SwitzerlandForschungs-Neutronenquelle, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (FRM II), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, GermanyLaboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, SwitzerlandScattering studies of milk and milk products, which are highly relevant food products on the global market, are often utilized and reported in literature to investigate and understand the subtle microscopic structural differences between dairy samples. These structural features determine the physical properties and ultimately the texture of milk products and, thus, also influence the consumer’s experience. Small-angle neutron scattering is a prominent example, which enables observations of length scales, which convey proteins and fat globules in food-grade milk. In addition, deuteration enables contrast variations between the constituents of dairy products. In this study, we investigate the potential of probing small-angle neutron scattering from milk samples through quantitative neutron dark-field imaging using grating interferometry, to establish the feasibility of studying, in particular, fat globules and milk gel structures with this spatially resolved scattering technique.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/833milkgel structuresmall-angle scatteringneutron imaginggrating interferometrydark-field contrast |
| spellingShingle | Youngju Kim Jacopo Valsecchi Ohsung Oh Jongyul Kim Seung Wook Lee Francois Boue Evelyne Lutton Matteo Busi Christopher Garvey Markus Strobl Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study Applied Sciences milk gel structure small-angle scattering neutron imaging grating interferometry dark-field contrast |
| title | Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study |
| title_full | Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study |
| title_short | Quantitative Neutron Dark-Field Imaging of Milk: A Feasibility Study |
| title_sort | quantitative neutron dark field imaging of milk a feasibility study |
| topic | milk gel structure small-angle scattering neutron imaging grating interferometry dark-field contrast |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/833 |
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