Kefiran films plasticized with sugars and polyols: water vapor barrier and mechanical properties in relation to their microstructure analyzed by ATR/FT-IR spectroscopy

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1261-1269

  Piermaria, Judith ^a,b   Bosch, Alejandra ^a   Pinotti, Adriana ^a,c   Yantorno, Osvaldo ^a   Garcia, María Alejandra ^a   Abraham, Analía Graciela ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Edible films; FT IR; Kefir; Kefiran; Mechanical properties; Water vapor barrier

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULES; POLYOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENTS; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATR FT-IR SPECTROSCOPIES; EDIBLE FILMS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; FILMS PROPERTIES; KEFIR; KEFIRAN; PROPERTY; STRETCHING MODES; WATER MOLECULE; WATER VAPOUR BARRIER;

PLASTICIZERS;

EID: 79952534927     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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