Abstract
Small-strain oscillatory measurements and size-exclusion chromatography coupled to multiangle laser light scattering were used to study the mechanical properties and the molecular weight distribution, respectively, of acid porcine skin gelatins (type A), lime bovine bone gelatins (type B), and cold water fish gelatins, while principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares regression were used to relate the mechanical properties with the molecular weight distribution. The present study suggests a linear relationship between the mechanical properties and the fractions of low molecular weight (LMW) molecules, α-chains, β-chains, and high molecular weight (HMW) molecules. The Bloom value for mammalian gelatin was positively correlated with the fractions of α-chains, β-chains, and HMW molecules and negatively correlated with the fraction of LMW molecules. The dynamic storage modulus for cold water fish gelatin was positively correlated with the fractions of β-chains and HMW molecules and negatively correlated with the fractions of LMW molecules and α-chains.
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