Evaluation of thickened liquid viscoelasticity for a swallowing process using an inclined flow channel instrument
- 24 December 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in International Journal of Food Engineering
- Vol. 18 (1), 67-73
- https://doi.org/10.1515/ijfe-2021-0328
Abstract
An inclined flow channel instrument that can be developed to be a structurally simple and easy-to-use rheometer was applied to control the thickness, specifically the viscosity and elasticity, of liquids thickened to support swallowing in nursing-care practice. Aqueous solutions containing salt or acid, which might be used as ingredients in drinks, were thickened with a commercial thickener. The thickener efficacy decreased because of the salt or acid in liquid phase. Analysis of the flows in the instrument by experimentation yielded a dimensionless relation representing changes of the Deborah number in the flow process, as indicated by the relative flow length, considering the shear rate in oral processing. One unique methodology to evaluate the viscoelasticities of thickened liquids during the swallowing process was presented utilizing the measurements such as elapsed time and velocity in the instrument.Keywords
Funding Information
- KAKENHI (20K02340)
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