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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Influence of Lyophilization Pretreatment and Whey Content on Whey and Gelatin-Based Hydrogels.

Pompilia Mioara Lopes, Radu Fechete, Felicia Minteuan, Liviu Mare, Dumitrița Moldovan, Marioara Moldovan, Stanca Cuc, Codruța Liana Saroși, Violeta Popescu

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pompilia Mioara LopesPhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4989-8408
Radu FechetePhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1989-0253
Felicia MinteuanPhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Liviu MarePhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Dumitrița MoldovanPhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Marioara MoldovanPolymeric Composite Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry "Raluca Ripan", Babeș-Bolyai University, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9714-4809
Stanca CucPolymeric Composite Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry "Raluca Ripan", Babeș-Bolyai University, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9812-695X
Codruța Liana SaroșiPolymeric Composite Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry "Raluca Ripan", Babeș-Bolyai University, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2960-9832
Violeta PopescuPhysics and Chemistry Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 28 Memorandumului Street, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0062-2427
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca · ROBabeș-Bolyai University · RO

Funding

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS - UEFISCDI PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whey and gelatin, natural polymers within the protein category, find widespread use in hydrogel formulations applied across the food, medical, and pharmaceutical industries. This study presents new characteristics of hydrogels based on whey, gelatin, and copper sulfate as a consequence of the additional steps in the preparation method, specifically refrigeration and freezing storage followed by lyophilization. The water state in hydrogels prior to lyophilization impacts the morphological appearance, with refrigerated hydrogels exhibiting a more regular and dense pore distribution, as shown by the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images. This observation aligns with the higher mobility of polymer chains indicated by

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crosslinkinghydrogellyophilizationmechanical propertieswhey and gelatin

Identifiers

PMID38667648
PMCPMC11048941
OpenAlexW4393253770

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