Arrowroot Starch-Based Films Incorporated With a Carnauba Wax Nanoemulsion, Cellulose Nanocrystals, and Essential Oils: a New Functional Material for Food Packaging Applications
Abstract:Arrowroot starch (AA)-based films incorporated with a carnauba wax nanoemulsion (CWN), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and essential oils (EOs) from Mentha spicata (MEO) and Cymbopogon martinii (CEO) were produced using the casting technique and then characterized in terms of their water barrier, tensile, thermal, optical, and microstructural properties and in vitro antifungal activity against Rhizopus stolonifer and Botrytis cinerea. Whereas the incorporation of CNCs decreased the moisture content and water va… Show more
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