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(A) A field-cycling initiative for the UK

Reference	JRE10785
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Belton
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Brian Hills
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	65,000
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/1999
End date	01/01/2000
Duration	6 months

Abstract

Optimising food processing and storage procedures for maximum shelf-life while maintaining food quality and safety is a prime objective in food manufacturing, which is the largest sector in the UK economy. At the fundamental molecular level, the effects of processing and storage on food quality are related to changes in biopolymer aggregation, gelation and assembly and the associated changes in their dynamic state. Quantifying these complex relationships requires detailed knowledge not only of the structure of the biopolymer assemblies but also of their changing dynamic state. A field-cycling NMR spectrometer is capable of providing this information in exquisite detail, but none yet exists within the UK. This proposal seeks to rectify this deficiency by seeking funding for the purchase of an electronically switched NMR Field- Cycling Spectrometer.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Joint Research Equipment Initiative 1998 (JE3) [1998]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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