Background
Globular proteins including whey proteins, soy proteins and egg white proteins self-assemble into fibrillar structures with several nanometers thickness and several micrometers length by prolonged heating at very acidic conditions. These in vitro synthesized fibrils resemble amyloids associated with various neurodegenerative diseases and hence have received special attention by bioscientists. The synthesized fibrils are however of widespread potential for food and colloid sciences applications. Characteristics such as aspect ratio, and persistence and contour lengths of the artificially-synthesized fibrils could be elaborated by appropriate selection and employment of parameters of fibrils formation process.