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Amparo Chiralt

Researcher at Polytechnic University of Valencia

Publications -  317
Citations -  22074

Amparo Chiralt is an academic researcher from Polytechnic University of Valencia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Osmotic dehydration & Starch. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 298 publications receiving 18378 citations. Previous affiliations of Amparo Chiralt include Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.

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Essential oils as additives in biodegradable films and coatings for active food packaging

Lorena Atarés, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2016 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia through Project AGL2010-20694, from Universidad Politecnica de Valencia through Project PAID-06-11-2013 and from Conselleria de Empresa, Universidad and Ciencias (Project GV/2013/152).
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Edible and Biodegradable Starch Films: A Review

Alberto Jiménez, +3 more
- 13 Apr 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the physicochemical properties of the starch matrices, the film formation methods, and physicochemical property of starch films have been analyzed and the influences of different components added in casting methods and thermoplastic processes have been also analyzed.
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Recent Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh and Minimally Processed Fruits

María Vargas, +4 more
- 05 Jun 2008 - 
TL;DR: The new generation of edible coatings is being especially designed to allow the incorporation and/or controlled release of antioxidants, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural antimicrobial agents by means of the application of promising technologies such as nanoencapsulation and the layer-by-layer assembly.
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Use of Essential Oils in Bioactive Edible Coatings: A Review

Laura Sánchez-González, +4 more
- 05 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of essential oils as natural antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds to obtain bioactive films or coatings is discussed, and the advantages and limitations are also reviewed.
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Physical, structural and antimicrobial properties of poly vinyl alcohol-chitosan biodegradable films

Jeannine Bonilla, +5 more
- 01 Mar 2014 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, chitosan (CH) was blended with poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) in different compositions to obtain biodegradable films, which were characterized for their thermal behavior, structural, mechanical and barrier properties as well as antimicrobial activity.