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Methods for measuring water activity (aw) of foods and its applications to moisture sorption isotherm studies

Lida ZhangFood Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT), School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Da-Wen SunFood Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT), School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, Belfield, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhihang ZhangFood Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT), School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 1052-1058 | Published online: 28 Dec 2016

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