The Use of Electric Fields for Edible Coatings and Films Development and Production: A Review

Food Engineering Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 244-255

  Souza, Bartolomeu W S ^a   Cerqueira, Miguel A ^a   Teixeira, J A ^a   Vicente, António A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Edible coatings; Edible films; Electric fields; Microstructure; Permeability; Wettability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; EDIBLE COATING; EDIBLE FILMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; PACKAGING SYSTEM; PERMEABILITY; TRANSPORT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WETTABILITY;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILMS; FOOD ADDITIVES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 78349311918     PISSN: 18667910     EISSN: 18667929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12393-010-9029-x     Document Type: Review

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