Molecular and Rheological Insights into Apple Pectin─Poly(ethylene glycol) Gelation in Aqueous Media
H NMR spectroscopy to probe the network formation, mechanical properties, and water dynamics. This work demonstrates that PEG acts as a water-activity modulator promoting junction zone formation, and provides a cross-scale mechanistic picture linking molecular water dynamics to macroscopic AP-PEG gel mechanics.
Authors
- Audrey Laventure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-0231)
- Nora Chelfouh
- Gabrielle Foran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-3657)
- Mickaël Dollé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-6730)
Institutions
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biomacromolecules
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.6c00047
- Primary Topic
- Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00