Surface hydrophobic modification of chitosan thin films by hexamethyldisilazane plasma deposition: Effects on water vapour, CO2 and O2 permeabilities

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-297

  Assis, Odilio B G ^a   Hotchkiss, Joseph H ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Chitosan; HMDS; Hydrophilicity; Plasma deposition

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PLASMA DEPOSITION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER VAPOR;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; FILM'S SURFACE; VAPOUR PERMEABILITY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 35649024917     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.766     Document Type: Article

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