Chitosan Composites in Packaging Industry—Current Trends and Future Challenges

Chitosan-based composites play an important role in food packaging applications and can be used either as films or as edible coatings. Due to their high costs and lower performance (i.e., lower barrier against water vapor, thermal, and mechanical properties) when compared to the traditional petroleu...

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Main Authors: Victor G. L. Souza, João R. A. Pires, Carolina Rodrigues, Isabel M. Coelhoso, Ana Luísa Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/2/417