Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative

• Main Authors: Abral, Hairul, Pratama, Angga Bahri, Handayani, Dian, Mahardika, Melbi, Aminah, Ibtisamatul, Sandrawati, Neny, Sugiarti, Eni, Muslimin, Ahmad Novi, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, R.A., Ilyas
• Format: Article
• Published: Hindawi Publishing 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95917/; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijps/2021/6641284/

As a contribution to the growing demand for environmentally friendly food packaging films, this work produced and characterized a biocomposite of disintegrated bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers and tapioca starch/chitosan-based films. Ultrasonication dispersed all fillers throughout the film homog...