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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
Glyndŵr University
Control of the properties of xanthan/glucomannan mixed gels by varying xanthan fine structure
Synergistic gels prepared by combination of xanthan gum and konjac glucomannan have been commercialised as products for use as thickeners in the personal care and cosmetics sector, for example ‘Glucovis 50’, ex Chesham Chemicals Ltd, (US Patent 7208480). Materials of this nature are increasingly being used as substitutes for synthetic materials such as carbomers which are essentially derived from petrochemicals. Further exploitation of these biopolymer blends is dependent upon a systematic understanding of the structure-function relationship underpinning their behaviour and this forms the basis of this research.