Smart edible coating films based on chitosan and beeswax–pollen grains for the postharvest preservation of Le Conte pear
Journal: RSC Advances
Year: 2021

Smart edible coating films can be used in food packaging. For this application, they must have good physical and mechanical properties. Herein, chitosan-beeswax based film is used to preserve Le Conte pears postharvest. The chitosan-beeswax films were characterized using XRD, FT-IR, and SEM analysis. Moreover, all films showed good self-healing aptitudes ranging from 86.7 to 96.3. The film treated with pollen grains showed an enhanced water contact angle compared with the chitosan film. The chit