The use of chitosan in antimicrobial films for food protection

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fernandez Saiz, P ^a   Ocio, M J ^a,b   Lagaron, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Antimicrobial properties; Biopolymer; Chitosan; Coatings

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052511527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20105024     Document Type: Review

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