Reinforcement of Yeast Biomass Films with Bacterial Cellulose and Rice Husk Cellulose Nanofibres

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - In the last decades, cellulose nanoparticles have been widely used to reinforce polymeric materials due to their strength and their wide availability in...     

Impact of Fungal Extracts on the Physical and Antioxidant Properties of Bioactive Films Based on Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Yeast Cell Wall

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Bioactive packaging is gaining interest in food preservation as an alternative to the incorporation of additives to food formulations. Yeast cell wall is a...     

Water Vapour Transport in Biopolymeric Materials: Effects of Thickness and Water Vapour Pressure Gradient on Yeast Biomass-Based Films

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Biopolymer-based films are hydrophilic biodegradable matrices that exhibit poor water vapour barrier. Ideally, water vapour permeability does not depend on...