ELECTRICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF A COLLAGEN SOLUTION

Abstract

This paper focuses on measurements of the electrical properties, the specific heat capacity and the thermal conductivity of a collagen solution (7.19% mass fraction of native bovine collagen in water). The results of our experiments show that specific electrical conductivity of collagen solution is strongly dependent on temperature. The transition region of collagen to gelatin has been observed from the measured temperature dependence of specific electrical conductivity, and has been confirmed by specific heat capacity measurements by a differential scanning calorimetry.

Keywords

• electrical conductivity
• thermal conductivity
• specific heat capacity
• collagen matter
• gelatin
• differential scanning calorimetry