“…The antimicrobial activity of the films has also been tested on selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Recently, different research groups showed the advantage of using asymmetric-membrane capsules and asymmetric coatings on drug tablets to control the release rate of drugs (Herbig et al, 1995;Cardinal et al, 1997;Wang et al, 1998;Thombre et al, 1999aThombre et al, , 1999bThombre et al, , 1999cLin and Ho, 2003;Prabakaran et al, 2004;Altinkaya and Yenal, 2006). However, the potential use of asymmetric and porous structures in preparing controlled release food packaging materials has not been investigated.…”