Microstructural Characterization of Plasticized Starch-Based Films

Starch/Staerke

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 118-124

  García, María A ^a   Martino, Miriam N ^a,b   Zaritzky, Noemí E ^a,b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Edible films; Microstructure; Plasticizers; Starch films; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000633117     PISSN: 00389056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-379X(200006)52:4<118::AID-STAR118>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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