Physical and antimicrobial properties of banana flour/chitosan biodegradable and self sealing films used for preserving Fresh-cut vegetables

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2310-2315

  Pitak, Natcharee ^a   Rakshit, Sudip K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Banana flour; Biodegradable; Chitosan; Edible; Sealable films

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE FILMS; SOLUBILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; BANANA FLOUR; BIODEGRADABLE; EDIBLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVITY; STRENGTH AND ELONGATIONS; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

FRUITS;

ASPARAGUS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80051798191     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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