Development of biodegradable films based on blue corn flour with potential applications in food packaging. Effects of plasticizers on mechanical, thermal, and microstructural properties of flour films

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-66

  Valderrama Solano, Andrea Carolina ^a   Rojas de Gante, Cecilia ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blue corn; Differential scanning calorimetry; Flour films; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901926643     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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