ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Structure-related functional changes taking place in the lactose-maltodextrin system ? the impact of maltodextrin and hydration

Abstract: Following our successful experimental campaign on the glass transition in rice pasta, we propose to employ the incident neutron energy-dependent transmission and high-resolution neutron diffraction on Vesuvio to investigate the structural changes related to the glass transition and crystallisation in the lactose-maltodextrin system. The glass transition, anticipated at ca. 40 - 60C, should manifest itself as a systematic change in the sample scattering power defined by the asymptotic sample transmission correlated with a concomitant change in the level of the incoherent background visible in the sample powder diffraction pattern. The crystallisation expected from our pre-existing DSC measurements at ca. 120C should be visible in the diffraction patterns as Bragg peaks and, in the sample transmission, as Bragg edges.

Public release date: 29 November 2026

Local Contact: Dr Matthew Krzystyniak
Experimenter: Dr Magdalena Witek

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2310013-2

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2310013

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2310013

Part Number: 2

Date of Experiment: 14 November 2023

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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