Release of Naturally Derived Antimicrobial Agents from LDPE Films

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Cran, Marlene J ^a   Rupika, L A S ^b   Sonneveld, Kees ^b   Miltz, Joseph ^c   Bigger, Stephen W ^a  

^a Institute for Sustainability and Innovation   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial film; Diffusion; EVA; LDPE; Migration; Naturally derived antimicrobial agents

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVACROL; LINALOOL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; THYMOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; METHODOLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DIFFUSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; MONOTERPENES; POLYETHYLENES; THYMOL;

EID: 77953905411     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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