Biopolymers have received considerable attention in recent years given the environmental
concern related to the incorrect disposal of materials based on synthetic plastics. Starch and …

The development and production of thermoplastic starch (TPS) films based on blown film
extrusion have been spurred by increasing interest in renewable resources and an …

Starches from different vegetal sources (tuber, cereal and legume) were plasticized with an
invariant glycerol content and reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals by solution casting …

In order to study the impact of starch in film performance, high amylose corn starch was
composited in gelatin films under different gelatinization conditions and, in high and low …

The effect of the partial substitution of cassava starch in edible films for 10 and 20 wt% of
gellan, xanthan, or pullulan gums was analysed in films obtained by casting. The tensile …

Native starch can be chemically modified to improve its functionality and to expand its uses.
Modified starches were characterized and the rheological behavior of filmogenic …