Study of the antifungal potential of novel cellulose/copper composites as absorbent materials for fruit juices

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-119

  Llorens, Amparo ^a   Lloret, Elsa ^b   Picouet, Pierre ^b   Fernandez, Avelina ^a  

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

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorbent pads; Composites; Copper oxide; CuNPs; Food packaging; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BORANE DERIVATIVE; CELLULOSE; COPPER; COPPER OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SPOILAGE; FRUIT JUICE; HEAT TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MELON; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PINEAPPLE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ANANAS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEVERAGES; CELLULOSE; COPPER; CUCURBITACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; FUNGI; NANOPARTICLES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEASTS;

ANANAS COMOSUS; CUCUMIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84865153750     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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