Antimicrobial activity of chitosan attached to ethylene copolymer films

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-138

  Joerger, Rolf D ^a   Sabesan, Subramaniam ^b   Visioli, Donna ^b   Urian, Dave ^b   Joerger, Melissa C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Chitosan; Ethylene copolymer

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; CHICKEN MEAT; COATED FILMS; COLONY COUNTS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; ETHYLENE COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE COPOLYMER FILMS; MONOCYTOGENES; PHOSPHATE BUFFERS; SILVER IONS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE FILMS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLENE; MEATS; METAL IONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 67649213324     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.822     Document Type: Article

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