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RECERCAT author Marcos Muntal, Begonya author Aymerich Calvet, Mª Teresa author Monfort, J. M. author Garriga Turón, Margarita other Indústries Alimentàries group Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària group Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària 2010 Marcos, B., et al. 2010. Physical performance of biodegradable films intended for antimicrobial food packaging. Journal of food Science 75(8):E502-E507 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/4179 Antimicrobial films were prepared by including enterocins to alginate, polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), and zein films. The physical performance of the films was assessed by measuring color, microstructure (SEM), water vapor permeability (WVP), and tensile properties. All studied biopolymers showed poor WVP and limited tensile properties. PVOH showed the best performance exhibiting the lowest WVP values, higher tensile properties, and flexibility among studied biopolymers. SEM of antimicrobial films showed increased presence of voids and pores as a consequence of enterocin addition. However, changes in microstructure did not disturb WVP of films. Moreover, enterocin-containing films showed slight improvement compared to control films. Addition of enterocins to PVOH films had a plasticizing effect, by reducing its tensile strength and increasing the strain at break. The presence of enterocins had an important effect on tensile properties of zein films by significantly reducing its brittleness. Addition of enterocins, thus, proved not to disturb the physical performance of studied biopolymers. Development of new antimicrobial biodegradable packaging materials may contribute to improving food safety while reducing environmental impact derived from packaging waste. cat Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aliments -- Envasament Seguretat alimentària Physical performance of biodegradable films intended for antimicrobial food packaging info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion