Publications by authors named "Minghang Guan"
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- A novel hydrogel made from cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and diglycerol (DG) was developed to address the drawbacks of water-based lubricants.
- The gel's formation relies on a network of hydrogen bonds that helps hold water, and it has been shown to have excellent viscoelasticity, thermal stability, and anti-rust properties.
- Testing on a specific hydrogel composition (CNC/2.4-DG/0.1) revealed it outperformed traditional lubricants in friction and wear, thanks to the combined effects of CNC and DG.
Thermal sterilization is the most economical and efficient method to guarantee the shelf life of extruded fresh rice noodles, but it often leads to a high cooking breakage rate and poor elongation at break of the noodles. The aim of this study was to improve the edible quality of sterilized fresh rice noodles through the addition of low concentrations of curdlan (0.38 %-1.
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