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Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables
Joint Authors
Xing, Yage
Lin, Hongbin
Xu, Qinglian
Che, Zhenming
Li, Xingchen
Chen, Cunkun
Ma, Li
Li, Shaohua
Source
International Journal of Polymer Science
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-24, 24 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chitosan coating is beneficial to maintaining the storage quality and prolonging the shelf life of postharvest fruits and vegetables, which is always used as the carrier film for the antimicrobial agents.
This review focuses on the preparation, property, mechanism, and application effectiveness on the fruits and vegetables of chitosan-based coating with antimicrobial agents.
Chitosan, derived by deacetylation of chitin, is a modified and natural biopolymer as the coating material.
In this article, the safety and biocompatible and antimicrobial properties of chitosan were introduced because these attributes are very important for its application.
The methods to prepare the chitosan-based coating with antimicrobial agents, such as essential oils, acid, and nanoparticles, were developed by other researchers.
Meanwhile, the application of chitosan-based coating is mainly due to its antimicrobial activity and other functional properties, which were investigated, introduced, and analyzed in this review.
Furthermore, the surface and mechanical properties were also investigated by researchers and concluded in this article.
Finally, the effects of chitosan-based coating on the storage quality, microbial safety, and shelf life of fruits and vegetables were introduced.
Their results indicated that chitosan-based coating with different antimicrobial agents would probably have wide prospect in the preservation of fruits and vegetables in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xing, Yage& Xu, Qinglian& Li, Xingchen& Chen, Cunkun& Ma, Li& Li, Shaohua…[et al.]. 2016. Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables. International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106801
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xing, Yage…[et al.]. Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables. International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106801
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xing, Yage& Xu, Qinglian& Li, Xingchen& Chen, Cunkun& Ma, Li& Li, Shaohua…[et al.]. Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106801
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106801