Effect of UV-Radiation on the Packaging-Related Properties of Wheyn Protein Isolate Based Films and Coatings

摘要

The high oxygen barrier properties of whey protein based films and coatings means these materials are of great interest to the food and packaging industry. However, these materials have poor mechanical properties such as the tensile strength, Young's modulus and elongation at break. Up until now, the influence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on whey protein films has not been reported in the literature. This study thus investigates the influence of UV-radiation on the properties of whey protein ba