The potential of chitosan-based film with curry leaf essential oil as natural insect-repellent food packaging

• Main Authors: R., Nur Fatin Nazurah, M. A., Noranizan, M.A.R., Nor Khaizura, Z. A., Nur Hanani
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103669/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214289422001855
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This research investigated the effect of curry leaf essential oil (CLEO) on the properties of chitosan-based film and its potential as a natural insect-repellent film. CLEO was added at different concentrations (0.5–1.5 %) with Tween 80 (0.1–0.3 %) as a surfactant. Chitosan-CLEO matrix films success...