Physicochemical and thermal characterization of hydroxyethyl cellulose - wheat starch based films incorporated thymol intended for active packaging

Biodegradable packing materials with antimicrobial properties have been a concern for years because of its positive environmental implications. The present work aimed to develop the formulation of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC)/wheat-starch based film in which the active compound, thymol (0.5, 1, 1.5,...

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Main Authors: Nozieana Khairuddin (Author), Ida Idayu Muhamad (Author), Wan Aizan Wan Abd Rahman (Author), Bazlul Mobin Siddique (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2020-02.
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