Development and characterization of silver-based antimicrobial ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) films for food-packaging applications

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5350-5359

  Martínez Abad, Antonio ^a   Lagaron, Jose M ^a   Ocio, Maria J ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

active packaging; antimicrobial silver; ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PACKAGING; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY; BACTERIAL COUNT; COPOLYMER MATRIX; CRYSTALLINITIES; ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL (EVOH); ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; FOOD SAMPLES; GROWTH MEDIUM; IONIC COMPOUNDS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LOG REDUCTIONS; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SILVER IONS; SOLVENT CASTING; THICKNESS OF THE FILM;

COPOLYMERS; FILM GROWTH; FILMS; METAL IONS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SORPTION;

SILVER;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; POLYVINYLS; SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861610665     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf300334z     Document Type: Article

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