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Joana Martins

Researcher at University of Minho

Publications -  70
Citations -  3361

Joana Martins is an academic researcher from University of Minho. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemistry & Amaranth. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 65 publications receiving 2438 citations.

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Influence of α-tocopherol on physicochemical properties of chitosan-based films

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the incorporation of a-tocopherol in chitosan-based films were evaluated and it was shown that the addition of this compound to chitosa-based film leads to a significant reduction in tensile strength from 34.06 to 16.24 MPa, and elongation at break from 53.84 to 23.12%.
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Chemical characterization and antioxidant activity of sulfated polysaccharide from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae

TL;DR: In this paper, a polysaccharide was isolated by aqueous extraction at 90C from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae (Gb), with a yield of 27.2% of the seaweed dry weight.
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Synergistic effects between κ-carrageenan and locust bean gum on physicochemical properties of edible films made thereof

TL;DR: In this article, a mixture of locust bean gum (LBG) and carrageenan (κ-car) was used to enhance the barrier properties of the films leading to a decrease of water vapor permeability.
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Evaluation of a chitosan-based edible film as carrier of natamycin to improve the storability of Saloio cheese

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of chitosan coating containing natamycin on the physicochemical and microbial properties of semi-hard cheese were evaluated, and the results showed that the coating increased O2 and CO2 permeability, increasing from 7.12 to 7.68, and from 10.69 to 64.58.