| POLYMERS Vol.71 No.11 |
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COVER STORY Eating Polymers: Polymer Science Related to Swallowing and Food Texture |
| Large animals including humans consume a variety of polymer materials as food and nutrients like e.g. proteins and carbohydrates. They change hard food to the proper consistency by chewing, preparing or cooking, and then, swallow and digest it. As human beings, we are constantly working to improve the texture of our food in order to make food tastier and easier to eat. The viscoelastic properties of polymers have a great influence on the ease of swallowing and the texture of food. As the number of people with longevity increases worldwide, the importance of research on swallowing and texture is becoming increasingly important. In this special issue, we would like to consider the swallowing and texture of food from the viewpoint of research on polymer physical properties. Editors: IDA, OKAMOTO, OTOZAWA, KIMURA-SUDA, and TAKEDA |
| Digest for English Readers | 558
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ | 561
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| POLYMER JOURNAL: The Cover / Selected Papers（April - June 2022） |
| Commentary |
| Rheology of Swallowing | Katsuyoshi NISHINARI | 562
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Relationship between Chewing / Swallowing and the Mechanical / Geometrical Properties of Food | Hatsue MORITAKA | 563 |
| Food Texture Evaluation with Polymer Characterization Methods -Rheology and Tribology- | Yasuhito KAJITA, Yoshifumi YAMAGATA, Keisuke MIYAMOTO | 566 |
| Physicochemical Properties of Polymers in Food Materials; Viewpoints from Macroscopic to Molecular Level | Koki RYO, Shingo MATSUKAWA | 569 |
| PolyMANGA | 572 |
| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| Molecular Discussion of Viscosity Enhancement of a Polysaccharide | Yasuhiro MATSUDA | 573 |
| Food Rheology and Texture | Takahiro FUNAMI, Makoto NAKAMA | 575 |
| Relationship Between Food Structure and Food Texture | Reina KIZAKI, Takashi NAKAMURA | 578 |
| 3D Food Printing of Nursing Foods | Mami HORIUCHI | 580 |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| Sustainable Environmental Research | Yoichiro IMORI | 582
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| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Looking Back on Recent Years | Koji YAMAMOTO | 583
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Recent Progress in Food Engineering and Food Rheology | Makoto MIURA | 584
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| Reports from Local Divisions |
| Report from the 68th Polymer Research Symposium (Kobe) | Yuichi OHYA | 589
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| Messages from SPSJ | 590 |
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