Importance of surface tension characterization for food, pharmaceutical and packaging products: A review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 391-407

  Karbowiak, Thomas ^a,b   Debeaufort, Frédéric ^a,c,d   Voilley, Andrée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CRITT 2ABI   (France)

^c IUT Genie Biologique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Coating; Contact angle; Food; Packaging; Polymer; Surface tension; Wettability

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYMER;

BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; MATHEMATICS; PHARMACEUTICS; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; MATHEMATICS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SURFACE TENSION; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33747076353     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390591000884     Document Type: Review

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