Properties of starch-based packaging film incorporated with chitosan and lauric acid as antimicrobial agents

This study aimed to develop the antimicrobial (AM) packaging based on wheat starch incorporated with chitosan and lauric acid as antimicrobial agents. A series of blends with different ratio of starch, chitosan and lauric acid (S:C:LA) were prepared by casting method. Effects of incorporation of ant...

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Main Author: Salleh, Eraricar (Author)
Format: Thesis
Published: 2011.
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