01223naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400280007410000140010224501420011626000090025850000150026752004740028265000140075665000110077070000200078170000160080170000200081770000200083770000220085770000200087977300700089919956372014-09-22       2014    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0950-54237 a10.1111/ijfs.126162DOI1 aPILON, L.  aChitosan nanoparticle coatings reduce microbial growth on fresh-cut apples while not affecting quality attributes.h[electronic resource]  c2014  a[On line].  aThis study addressed the effects of chitosan-based nanoparticles on microbiological quality, colour, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) and firmness of fresh-cut ?Gala? apple slices during storage at 5 °C for 10 days. The treatments carried out were as follows: (i) slices pulverised with 110-nm chitosan nanoparticles, (ii) slices pulverised with 300-nm chitosan nanoparticles, (iii) 2 g L 1 chitosan dissolved in 2% citric acid and (iv) noncoated samples.  aEmbalagem  aMaçã1 aSPRICIGO, P. C.1 aMIRANDA, M.1 aMOURA, M. R. de1 aASSIS, O. B. G.1 aMATTOSO, L. H. C.1 aFERREIRA, M. D.  tInternational Journal of Food Science & Technology, Oxford, 2014.