Edible starch films and coatings characterization: Scanning electron microscopy, water vapor, and gas permeabilities

Scanning

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 348-353

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

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Edible films; Gas permeability; Scanning electron microscopy; Starch films; Water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSE; GLYCEROL; PLASTICIZER; SORBITOL; STARCH; WATER;

ARTICLE; FILM; GAS; GAS PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032701844     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950210508     Document Type: Article

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