TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of incorporation with clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) essential oil (CEO) on overall performance of chitosan as active coating. AU - Wang,Wenxia, AU - Zhang,Yalan, AU - Yang,Zhao, AU - He,Qi, Y1 - 2020/10/31/ PY - 2020/07/12/received PY - 2020/10/16/revised PY - 2020/10/27/accepted PY - 2020/11/3/pubmed PY - 2021/4/10/medline PY - 2020/11/2/entrez KW - Chitosan KW - Clove KW - Fresh-cutting apple SP - 578 EP - 586 JF - International journal of biological macromolecules JO - Int J Biol Macromol VL - 166 N2 - This research is focused on improving performance of chitosan based functional material by introducing active additive. A series of assays revealed incorporation with clove essential oil (CEO) significantly improved the physical, chemical and antimicrobial performance of chitosan. In this work, the prepared chitosan-CEO film (CH-CEO) showed varieties in color parameters, mechanical strength and water vapor permeability. Moreover, chitosan was endowed with significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, thereby it was used as protective coatings for fresh-cutting apple tubes at ~1 °C. Results demonstrated the treatment slowed down the quality deterioration process of preserved apple samples, especially for firmness and color. As well, CH-CEO coating reduced microbial counts in the preserved apple samples and inhibited the varieties in the chemical properties. The overall observations revealed that CH-CEO film has remarkable potential as an antioxidant and antimicrobial material, especially as an active coating for fresh-cutting foods during storage. SN - 1879-0003 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33137383/Effects_of_incorporation_with_clove__Eugenia_caryophyllata__essential_oil__CEO__on_overall_performance_of_chitosan_as_active_coating_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -