| abstract |
The invention defines a method for improving the functional properties of a sample, which comprises at least one component which can be modified upon absorbing ultraviolet light, by using pulsed light with an emission spectrum of 190-1100 nm and a high content of ultraviolet light. Said method makes it possible to obtain samples with improved functional properties (hydration, glass transition, solubility, water retention capacity, oil retention capacity, thickening, dispersing, emulsifying, foaming or gelling properties, film formation properties, bulking agent properties, surface properties (wettability, adhesion, etc.)) which are used in the food industry, the cosmetics industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the biomedical industry, the biotechnological industry, the chemical industry and in other industries. |