Exploring the Optical Properties of Carotenoid-Based Nanoparticles: The Role of Terminal Groups
Ryuju Suzuki, Keigo Kinoshita, Takeshi Miuchi, Masayuki Nishino, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Shigeru Deguchi, Plamen Tchoukov, Khristo Khristov · 2024
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Ryuju Suzuki and co-authors study tiny particles of plant pigments in a 2024 paper. Carotenoids give foods their orange and red colors, and as fat soluble pigments they must be dispersed as nanoparticles to color drinks.
The team made particles of four pigments, including beta carotene and lycopene, by a simple method that drops a solution into a poor solvent. The end groups on each pigment molecule steered how the molecules stacked together. That stacking changed both the crystal form inside the particles and the color they show. Because these pigments also act as antioxidants, the findings matter for health foods too. Better control of particle form means better control of color.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ryuju Suzuki, Keigo Kinoshita, Takeshi Miuchi, Masayuki Nishino, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Shigeru Deguchi, Plamen Tchoukov, Khristo Khristov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |