Water kefir grains as an innovative source of materials: Study of plasticiser content on film properties

2019/09/04 by M. Eugenia Coma, Mercedes A. Peltzer, Juan F. Delgado +1 · 16 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Materials Science · #Biopolymer #Chemical engineering #Chemistry #Composite material #Food science #Glycerol #Materials science #Microencapsulation and Drying Processes #Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging #Organic chemistry #Plasticizer #Polymer #Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management #Starch #Water content

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109234

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