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Tracking particle size in dairy emulsions.

IC-PARTICLE™ optical measurements were benchmarked against laser diffraction across prepared dairy-emulsion samples, tracking particle-size-related changes with strong agreement.

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R = 0.978
vs. Malvern Mastersizer 3000
90 samples
Prepared dairy-emulsion samples
15 s
Measurement interval
— The case

Challenge, approach, result.

CHALLENGE

Track changes in emulsion particle size more rapidly than conventional offline workflows allow.

APPROACH

Measure optical scattering response with IC-PARTICLE™ and compare the particle-size-related output with laser diffraction.

RESULT

Strong agreement across 90 prepared dairy-emulsion samples, with R = 0.978.

— Correlation

IC-PARTICLE™ vs. laser diffraction.

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Representative measurement pairs from the study, plotted against the 1:1 reference line. R = 0.978 is the aggregate correlation across all 90 prepared dairy-emulsion samples.

— Measurement performance
R = 0.978
Agreement with reference
±3.5 nm
Repeatability
0.0255 µm
Standard deviation vs. reference
— Study conditions

Prepared dairy-emulsion samples were measured in a bench-scale configuration. The study demonstrates particle-size sensitivity and agreement with laser diffraction; process deployment is a separate development step.

  • 90 prepared dairy-emulsion samples
  • Bench-scale measurement configuration
  • Malvern Mastersizer 3000 used as reference
  • D[5,3] comparison
  • Diluted sample conditions, with optional casein dissociation, as used in this study
  • 15 s measurement interval

The study shows that IC-PARTICLE™ can track particle-size-related changes in dairy emulsions with strong agreement to laser diffraction.

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Particle and emulsion characterization — the platform used for this study.

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