Effect of the Addition of Essential Oils and Functional Extracts of Clove on Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan-Based Films

Mechanical and barrier properties of chitosan films prepared with essential oils of clove and functional extract were studied. The films made with functional extracts (esters E6 and E7) presented the significant increment of extensibility compared with the untreated chitosan films. In the case of pu...

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Main Authors: Paola Reyes-Chaparro, Nestor Gutierrez-Mendez, Erika Salas-Muñoz, Juan Guillermo Ayala-Soto, David Chavez-Flores, León Hernández-Ochoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/714254

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