2134/8175 Dominic C. Prime Dominic C. Prime Mark C. Leaper Mark C. Leaper V. Leach V. Leach James R. Jones James R. Jones David J. Richardson David J. Richardson Chris Rielly Chris Rielly Andy Stapley Andy Stapley Caking behaviour of spray-dried powders: using scanning probe microscopy to study nanoscale surface properties Loughborough University 2011 Skimmed milk powder Caking Scanning probe microscopy Atomic force microscopy Surface properties Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified 2011-03-03 11:44:23 Conference contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Caking_behaviour_of_spray-dried_powders_using_scanning_probe_microscopy_to_study_nanoscale_surface_properties/9246047 Spray drying is widely used to manufacture many powdered products, with the drying process parameters having significant influence over the final powder’s surface properties and propensity for unwanted caking. In most cases caking experiments are performed on bulk powders, but especially in multi-component powders, it is often difficult to interpret these results, where interaction effects between particles can be complex. Here we use the technique of scanning probe microscopy to characterise the nanoscale properties of spray dried model milk powders in order to investigate the surface properties of the powders.