Res. Asst. Dr. Esmanur İlhan
Middle East Technical University
Department of Food Engineering
AZ-10
06800 Ankara - TURKEY
E-mail: esmanur@metu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (312) 210 56 38
Fax: +90 (312) 210 27 67
Degrees:
Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering, 2025
Thesis: Formulation of Pickering Emulsions and Investigating the Intragastric Gelation Behavior Using Flow-Assisted MRI
M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering, 2019
Thesis: Formulation and Characterization of Starch and Soy Protein Containing Low-Calorie Soft Candy
B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering, 2016
Research Areas:
Food structure and physicochemical characterization; Pickering emulsions and colloidal food systems; food rheology and flow behavior; in vitro digestion and structural changes during digestion; food characterization based on NMR relaxometry and flow-assisted MRI; starch, hydrocolloid, and protein-based systems.
Selected Publications
- Ilhan, E., Kaya, E., & Oztop, M. H. (2026). Rheological and structural evolution of PPI-GA complex-stabilized Pickering emulsions under simulated gastric like conditions revealed by flow MRI. Food Hydrocolloids, 176, 112574.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2026.112574 - Kaya, E., Ilhan, E., Akgoz, E. D., Guneydere, G., Gurbuz, I., & Oztop, M. H. (2026). Structural and flow behavior of Pickering emulsions stabilized by WPI-gum arabic complexes under simulated digestion. Food Structure, 47, 100509.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2026.100509 - Ilhan, E., Pocan, P., Ogawa, M., & Oztop, M. H. (2020). Role of D-allulose in a starch based composite gel matrix. Carbohydrate Polymers, 228, 115373.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115373