Effects of ingredient composition on optical and mechanical properties of pullulan film for food-packaging applications

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2296-2301

  Trinetta, V ^a,b   Cutter, C N ^a   Floros, J D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial packaging; Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD); Mechanical and optical characteristics; Pullulan

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROORGANISMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING MACHINES; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING; CENTRAL COMPOSITE ROTATABLE DESIGN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PULLULANS; STRONG INTERACTION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 80051800779     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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