Drying and rehydration of food emulsions

本博士的目的是研究水合食物的体外吞咽过程及其生物力学。该项目将从理解和控制多孔食品的3d打印开始。这将研究食物和环境，以产生一种多孔产品，该产品将被水化，然后通过体外装置来模拟吞咽。通过各种方法了解水合动力学，然后用于设计模型系统，准备用于体外模型吞咽系统。观察和记录生物力学，以便更好地理解吞咽固体食物，特别感兴趣的是一种工具，可以帮助老年人和吞咽困难患者开发食物

The proposed PhD is to investigate the in vitro phase of swallowing hydrated foods and the biomechanics involved. The project will commence with understanding and controlling 3d printing of porous foods. This will investigate foodstuff and the environment to generate a porous product which will be hydrated and then passed through an in vitro device to simulate swallowing. The hydration kenetics with be understood through various methods and then used to design a model system ready for use in an in vitro model swallowing system. The biomechanics with be observed and recorded to allow better understanding of swallowing solid foods with the particular interest in a tool to aid in the development of foods for the elderly and those with dysphagia