Characterization of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer containing lauril arginate (LAE) as material for active antimicrobial food packaging

Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-18

  Muriel Galet, V ^a   Lopez Carballo G ^a   Hernandez Munoz P ^a   Gavara, R ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antimicrobial packaging; EVOH; LAE; Release

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896258909     PISSN: 22142894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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