Development of active bioplastics based on wheat proteins and natural antimicrobials for food packaging applications

This PhD dissertation focuses on the development of renewable and biodegradable active films based on chemically-modified wheat gliadin proteins endowed with antimicrobial capacity owing to the incorporation of naturally-occurring bioactive compounds, namely cinnamaldehyde, natamycin, and lysozy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balaguer Grimaldo, María de la Paz
Other Authors: Gavara Clemente, Rafael José
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10251/48520