Antimicrobial and barrier properties of LDPE films containing imazalil and EDTA

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-261

  Vartiainen, Jari ^a   Skyttä, Eija ^a   Enqvist, Jouni ^a   Ahvenainen Rantala, Raija ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; Barrier properties; EDTA; Food packaging; Imazalil; Plastics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS PROTECTION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PACKAGING MATERIALS;

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARRIER PROPERTIES; ETHYLENEDIAMINE TETRAACETIC ACID; FOOD PACKAGING; IMAZALIL;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 2942718884     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087903042808     Document Type: Article

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