Wettability of chitosan coating solution on 'Fuji' apple skin

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2668-2672

  Choi, W Y ^a   Park, H J ^a,b   Ahn, D J ^a   Lee, J ^c   Lee, C Y ^d  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophilicity; Chitosan; Edible coatings; Surfactant; Wettability

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0036751990     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2002.tb08796.x     Document Type: Article

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