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Physical and chemical methods used to enhance the structure and mechanical properties of protein films: A review

Mila Wihodo, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2013 - 
- Vol. 114, Iss: 3, pp 292-302
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A comprehensive review of the various methods used to modify protein film functional properties, including cross-linking techniques induced by heat, chemical, enzymes, and irradiation, and use of nanocomposites to enhance their barrier properties are discussed in this paper.
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This article is published in Journal of Food Engineering.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 265 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanocomposite & Polymer.

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Progress in bio-based plastics and plasticizing modifications

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Application of Protein-Based Films and Coatings for Food Packaging: A Review.

TL;DR: This review summarized the advances in protein-based films and coatings for food packaging and summarized the research about the storage requirements of various foods that can provide corresponding guidance for the preparation of food packaging materials.
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Physical, Chemical and Biochemical Modifications of Protein-Based Films and Coatings: An Extensive Review

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Improvement of barrier and mechanical properties of whey protein isolate based food packaging films by incorporation of zein nanoparticles as a novel bionanocomposite

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Environment friendly green composites based on soy protein isolate – A review

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the state of the art of eco-materials based on Soy Protein Isolate (SPI) with special reference to organic and inorganic fillers in the macro, micro and nano scale is presented.
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Low temperature fabrication of zno-whey protein isolate nanocomposite

TL;DR: In this article, the average composite granules size was about 300nm and the embedded ZnO nanoparticles were uniform and monodisperseperse with an average diameter of 65nm.
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Fatty acids and their sucrose esters affect the properties of fish skin gelatin-based film

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of fatty acids (FA) and their sucrose esters (FASE) on the mechanical properties, water vapor permeability (WVP), light transmission, and color of films from bigeye snapper and brownstripe red snapper skin gelatins were investigated.
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Physical, Morphological, and Barrier Properties of Edible Casein Films with Wax Applications

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of wax application to casein films on the physical, morphological, mechanical, and water barrier properties of the films were investigated, and it was shown that wax application significantly decreased the tensile strength and Young's Modulus of casein film.
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Plasticizer effect on the glass transition temperature of beta–lactoglobulin films

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of plasticizer on β-lactoglobulin (Lg) film glass transition temperature (Tg) was investigated to validate the plasticization mechanism.
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Whey Protein Coating Effect on The Oxygen Uptake of Dry Roasted Peanuts

TL;DR: In this paper, a procedure was developed to coat peanuts with aqueous whey protein isolate (WPI) solutions based on increasing coating-solution viscosity, which delayed oxygen uptake of dry roasted peanuts at intermediate (53%) and low (21%) storage relative humidity.
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