Development and Characterization of Antimicrobial Edible Films from Crawfish Chitosan

Inherent antibacterial/antifungal properties and film-forming ability of chitosan make it ideal for use as a biodegradable antimicrobial packaging material. This study was attempted to develop antimicrobial films from crawfish chitosan. Traditional chitosan production involves: deproteinization (DP...

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Main Author: Nadarajah, Kandasamy
Other Authors: Marlene Janes
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04142005-152845/