Nanocomposites for food packaging applications

Food Research International - Tập 42 Số 9 - Trang 1240-1253 - 2009
Henriette Monteiro Cordeiro de Azeredo1
1Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry, R. Dra. Sara Mesquita, 2270, Fortaleza, CE, CEP 60511-110, Brazil

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