Texture Analyzers, Texture Analysis, and Texture Measurement Instruments
Industry Papers: Industrial
Edible Films
ANKER, M., HERMANSSON, A-M. & STADING, M. (1999). Effects of pH and the gel state on the mechanical properties, moisture contents, and glass transition temperatures of whey protein films. Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 47, 1878-1886.
ANKER, M., STADING, M. & HERMANSSON, A. M. (1998). Mechanical properties of whey protein films. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, Sweden, June 1998.
ANKER, M., STADING, M. & HERMANSSON, A. M. (1998). Mechanical properties, water vapor permeability, and moisture contents of beta-lactoglobulin and whey protein films using multivariate analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46 (5), 1820-1829.
CHENG, L. H., ABD KARIM, A., NORZIAH, M. H. & SEOW, C. C. (2002). Modification of the microstructural and physical properties of konjac glucomannan-based films by alkali and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. Food Research International, 35 (9), 829-836.
CHO, S. Y., PARK, J. W. & RHEE, C. (2002). Properties of laminated films from whey powder and sodium caseinate mixtures and zein layers. Lebensmittel Wissenschaft u.Technologie, 35 (2), 135-139.
CHOI, W.-S. & HAN, J. H. (2001). Physical and mechanical properties of pea-protein-based edible films. Journal of Food Science, 66 (2), 319-322.
CHOI, W. S. & HAN, J. H. (2002). Film-forming mechanism and heat denaturation effects on the physical and chemical propeties of pea-protein-isolate edible films. Journal of Food Science, 67 (4), 1399-1406.
CUQ, B., GONTARD, N., CUQ, J. L. & GUILBERT, S. (1996). Functional properties of myofibrillar protein-based biopackaging as affected by film thickness. Journal of Food Science, 61 (3), 580-584.
ESWARANANDAM, S., HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. & JOHNSON, M. G. (2004). Antimicrobial activity of citric, lactic, malic or tartaric acids on nisin-incorporated soy protein film against Listeria monocytogenes, Esherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella gaminara. Journal of Food Science, 67 (3), 79-84.
FANG, Q. (2003). Effects of plasticizer, moisture, and aging on functionality of starch films. Poster presented at AAPS Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 26-30 Oct 2003.
FORSSELL, P., PARTANEN, R., BULEON, A., FARHAT, I. & MYLLARINEN, P. (2002). Behaviour of amylose and amylopectin films. Taken from: Plant biopolymer science (Ed. D. Renard, G. Delle Valle, Y. Popineau), 235-240.
GNANASAMBANDAM, R., HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. & COLEMAN, M. (1997). Mechanical and barrier properties of rice bran films. Journal of Food Science, 62 (2), 395-398.
HALGERSON, J. S. & SHELLHAMMER, T. H. (2000). Barrier and mechanical properties of plasticized corn zein, soy protein and whey protein edible films. Poster presented at IFT Annual Meeting, Dallas, USA, June 10-14, 2000.
HAN, J. H., SEO, G. H., PARK, I. M., KIM, G. N. & LEE, D. S. (2006). Physical and mechanical properties of pea starch edible films containing beeswax emulsions. Journal of Food Science, 71 (6), 290-296.
KIHLEN, J. (1998). Edible films to prevent lipid migration. Master thesis at Chalmers University of Technology/SIK, Sweden, 1998.
KO, S., JANES, M. E., HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. & JOHNSON, M. G. (2001). Physical and chemical properties of edible films containing Nisin and their action against Listeria Monocytogenes. Journal of Food Science, 66 (7), 1006-1011.
KUO, C. J. & CHISM, G. (1997). Characteristics of edible films made from mixtures of collagen and whey or soy proteins. Poster presented at IFT Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 14-18, 1997.
LAZARIDOU, A. & BILIADERIS, C. G. (2002). Thermophysical properties of chitosan, chitosan-starch and chitosan-pullulan films near the glass transition. Carbohydrate Polymers, 48 (2), 179-190.
LAZARIDOU, A., BILIADERIS, C. G., KONTOGIORGOS, V. (2003). Molecular weight effects on solution rheology of pullulan and mechanical properties of its films. Carbohydrate Polymers, 52, 151-166.
MEHYAR, G. F. & HAN, J. H. (2004). Physical and mechanical properties of high-amylose rice and pea starch films as affected by relative humidity and plasticizer. Journal of Food Science, 69 (9), 449-454.
MICARD, V., MOREL, M. H. & GUILBERT, S. (2000). Wheat gluten film: improvement of mechanical properties by chemical and physical treatments. Wheat gluten: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop Gluten 2000, University of Bristol, April 2000 (Ed. P. R. Shewry & A.S. Tatham), RSC, 2000, pp. 356-359.
MYLLYMAKI, O., MYLLARINEN, P., FORSSELL, P., SUORTTI, T., LAHTEENKORVA, K., AHVENAINEN, R. & POUTANEN, K. (1998). Mechanical and permeabiltiy properties of biodegradable extruded starch/polycaprolactone films. Packaging Technology and Science, 11 (6), 265-274.
PARAMAWATI, R., YOSHINO, T. & ISOBE, S. (2001). Properties of plasticized-zein film as affected by plasticiser treatments. Food Science & Technology Research, 7 (3), 191-194.
PARK, S. K., RHEE, C. O., BAE, D. H. & HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. (2001). Mechanical properties and water-vapour permeability of soy-protein films affected by calcium salts and glucono-delta-lactone. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, 49 (4), 2308-2312.
PINOTTI, A., GARCIA, M. A., MARTINO, M. N. & ZARITZKY, N. E. (2003). Mechanical and barrier properties of composite hydrocolloid films. Poster presented at 3rd International Symposium On Food Rheology and Structure, Switzerland Feb 2003.
SCHRAMM, L., SOBRAL, P. & MENEGALLI, F. (2001). Influence of cross-linking on the barrier and mechanical properties of biofilms from gelatin. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 8) Puebla City, April 2000, pp. 1666-1670.
SKENDI, A., BILIADERIS, C. G., LAZARIDOU, A. & IZYDORCZYK, M. S. (2003). Structure and rheological properties of water soluble beta-glucans from oat cultivars of Avena sativa and Avena bysantina. Journal of Cereal Science, 38, 15-31.
SOBRAL, P. J. A., MENEGALLI, F. C., HUBINGER, M. D., ROQUES, M. A. (2001). Mechanical, water vapor barrier and thermal properties of gelatin based edible films. Food Hydrocolloids, 15, 423-432.
VICENTINI, N. M., AMARAL SOBRAL, P. J. & CEREDA, M. P. (2002). The influence of the thickness on the functional properties of cassava starch edible films. Taken from: Plant biopolymer science (Ed. D. Renard, G. Delle Valle, Y. Popineau), 291-299.
WERE, L., HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. & COLEMAN, M. (1999). Properties of cysteine-added soy protein-wheat gluten films. Journal of Food Science, 64 (3), 514-518.
YANG, L. & PAULSON, A. T. (2000). Effect on lipids on mechanical and moisture barrier properties of edible gellan film. Food Research International, 33, 571-578.
YANG, L. & PAULSON, A. T. (2000). Mechanical and water vapour barrier properties of edible gellan films. Food Research International, 33, 563-570.
YILDIRIM, M. & HETTIARACHCHY, N. S. (1998). Properties of films produced by cross-linking whey proteins and 11S globulin using transglutaminase. Journal of Food Science, 63 (2), 248-252.
ZHANG, Y. & HAN, J. H. (2006). Mechanical and thermal characteristics of pea starch films plasticized with monosaccharides and polyols. Journal of Food Science, 71 (2), 109-118.
ZHANG, Y. & HAN J. H. (2006). Plasticization of pea starch films with monosaccharides and polyols. Journal of Food Science, 71 (6), 253-261.
ZIVANOVIC, S., CHI, S. & DRAUGHON, A. F. (2005). Antimicrobial activity of chitosan films enriched with essential oils. Journal of Food Science, 70 (1), 45-51.
ZSIVANOVITS, G., MACDOUGALL, A. J., SMITH, A. C. & RING, S. G. (2004). Material properties of concentrated pectin networks. Carbohydrate Research, 339, 1317-1322.
Foams
BALS, A. & KULOZIK, U. (2003). The influence of the pore size, the foaming temperature and the viscosity of the continuous phase on the properties of foams produced by membrane foaming. Journal of Membrane Science, 220, 5-11.
Leather
LANDMANN, A. W., STOSIC, R. G. & DEADMAN, T. J. (1994). A test for bagginess and computer lastometer test. Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists, 78, 105-108.
LONG, A. J., JARDINE, P. & DEADMAN, T. (2000). The use of acoustic emission to detect grain crack during the lastometer test. Journal of the Society of Leather Technologies and Chemists, 85, 80-83.
Nylon
STEWARD, S. & KANDER, R. (1999). The effect of salt absorption on nylon. Paper presented at ANTEC '99, May 2-6, New York.
Silicone Oil
DAMRAU, E. & PELEG, M. (1997). Imperfect squeezing flow viscosimetry of Newtonian liquids - theoretical and practical considerations. Journal of Texture Studies, 28, 187-204.