Effect of Molecular Weight, Acid, and Plasticizer on the Physicochemical and Antibacterial Properties of β-Chitosan Based Films

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Jeremy L ^a   Zhao, Yanyun ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan films; Antibacterial activity; Mechanical properties; Monocarboxylic acid; Plasticizer; Water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROL; PLASTICIZER; SORBITOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PACKAGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER VAPOR;

ACETATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHITOSAN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PACKAGING; FORMATES; GLYCEROL; LISTERIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PLASTICIZERS; SORBITOL; STEAM; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84861316341     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02686.x     Document Type: Article

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