Physical and antimicrobial properties of chitosan-tea tree essential oil composite films

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-452

  Sánchez González, Laura ^a   González Martínez, Chelo ^a   Chiralt, Amparo ^a   Cháfer, Maite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Potential; Listeria monocytogenes; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Particle size distribution; Penicillium italicum; Water vapour permeability

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL FILMS; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; DRY FILMS; FILM-FORMING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MATRIX; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SEM; WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY;

CAPILLARITY; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; LISTERIA; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 77549083538     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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