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Effect of glycerol and corn oil on physicochemical properties of polysaccharide films – A comparative study

Miguel A. Cerqueira, +4 more
- 01 May 2012 - 
- Vol. 27, Iss: 1, pp 175-184
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In this article, the influence of glycerol and corn oil on physicochemical properties of polysaccharide-based films has been evaluated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis.
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This article is published in Food Hydrocolloids.The article was published on 2012-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 405 citations till now.

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Q1. What have the authors contributed in "Effect of glycerol and corn oil on physicochemical properties of polysaccharide films - a comparative study" ?

The aim of this workwas to evaluate the influence of glycerol and corn oil on physicochemical properties of polysaccharide-based films. The present work provides insight regarding the physicochemical properties of polysaccharide-based films and established relationships with polymers ’ structure, showing that the two polysaccharides studied here have adequate properties to be used as packaging materials for specific food applications.