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Rheology of Biological Soft Matter

Fundamentals and Applications

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  • Gives an overview of up-dated knowledge for the fundamentals of biopolymer, the key element of bio-related soft matter
  • Provides ways to investigate the rheological properties in different stages of food consumption
  • Introduces a novel approach to evaluating the usage feeling of cosmetics and personal care products

Part of the book series: Soft and Biological Matter (SOBIMA)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Bridging the Gap Between Single-Molecule Unbinding Properties and Macromolecular Rheology

      • Makoto Takemasa, Andrew N. Round, Marit Sletmoen, Bjørn Torger Stokke
      Pages 3-37
    3. Gel-Solvent Friction

      • Masayuki Tokita
      Pages 69-93
  3. Applications: Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
    2. Rheology Control Agents for Cosmetics

      • Isamu Kaneda
      Pages 295-321
    3. Rheological Properties of Personal Lubricants

      • Aaron S. M. Goh, Beng Sim Chuah, K. C. Nguyen
      Pages 323-336
  4. Applications: Biological Tissues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
    2. Development of PVA Hydrogels with Superior Lubricity for Artificial Cartilage

      • Atsushi Suzuki, Saori Sasaki, Teruo Murakami
      Pages 339-374
    3. Physical Properties of Pig Vitreous Body

      • Masahiko Annaka, Toyoaki Matsuura
      Pages 375-390

About this book

In this book, a wide range subjects in biorheology are dealt with, from fundamentals to applications. The inclusion of quite substantial chapters concerned with application aspects such as the latest studies on foods, cosmetics, personal care products, and biological tissues, related regenerative medicine, is one of the features of the book. For the fundamental aspects, studies on the physicochemical characteristics of biopolymer, the key substance of soft matter, are listed. By contrast, in the application aspect, although the main topic is the rheology of foods, focusing on the "texture" of mastication or swallowing, novel studies on cosmetics and personal care products concerning feeling during the lubrication by those products are also considered.

This book will engage both a professional and an academic audience interested in soft matter, especially as related to food, cosmetics, and personal care products. In particular, this work will have a special appeal to scientists and engineers in the food and cosmetics industries and to graduate students preparing for those fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Food Science and Wellness, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan

    Isamu Kaneda

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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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