The surface properties of biopolymer-coated fruit: A review
| Autor: | Diana Cristina Moncayo Martinez, Gustavo Buitrago Hurtado, Néstor Ariel Algecira Enciso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Materials science
General Engineering Plasticizer wettability Building and Construction engineering.material Edible coating Contact angle Coating Pulmonary surfactant Chemical engineering lcsh:TA1-2040 Skin surface engineering edible film Wetting Biopolymer lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) contact angle |
| Zdroj: | Ingeniería e Investigación, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 11-16 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2248-8723 0120-5609 |
| DOI: | 10.15446/ing.investig.v33n3.41034 |
| Popis: | Environmental conservation concerns have led to research and development regarding biodegradable materials from biopolymers, leading to new formulations for edible films and coatings for preserving the quality of fresh fruit and vegetables. Determining fruit skin surface properties for a given coating solution has led to predicting coating efficiency. Wetting was studied by considering spreading, adhesion and cohesion and measuring the contact angle, thus optimising the coating formulation in terms of biopolymer, plasticiser, surfactant, antimicrobial and antioxidant concentration. This work reviews the equations for determining fruit surface properties by using polar and dispersive interaction calculations and by determining the contact angle. |
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