Illuminating Food Science: Unveiling Stability with Light Scattering Techniques

Here are the slides from our application engineer Feiqing Shen’s presentation on August 21 at ACS Fall 2024.

Ever wonder why your morning coffee stays smooth and your evening beer remains bubbly?

The key to their enduring quality lies in food stability. Techniques like Electrophoretic Light Scattering (ELS) and Static Multiple Light Scattering (SMLS) play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of our favorite drinks. ELS measures the electrostatic stability of a sample by analyzing its zeta potential efficiently, while SMLS monitors the real-time physical stability of the beverage by tracking how light is scattered by particles, giving insight into any potential changes in the beverage's consistency. The combination of these methods ensures your favorite drinks stay consistently delicious from the first sip to the last.

So next time you savor that perfect coffee or crisp beer, raise a toast to the light scattering techniques keeping your beverages top-notch!

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