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International audience; The rivers of Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies) show high levels of chlordecone (CLD) contamination. This persistent molecule has a dramatic impact on both aquatic ecosystems and human health. In these rivers, epilithic biofilms are the main endogenous primary producers and represent a central food source for fish and crustaceans. Recently, their viscoelastic properties have been shown to be effective in bio-assessing pollution in tropical environments. As these properties are closely related to the biochemical composition of the biofilms, biochemical (fatty acids, pigments, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) monosaccharides) and molecular markers (T-RFLP fingerprints of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes) were investigated. Strong links between CLD pollution and both biofilm biochemistry and microbial community composition were found. In particular, high levels of CLD were linked with modified exo-polysaccharides corresponding to carbohydrates with enhanced adsorption and adhesion properties. The observed change probably resulted from a preferential interaction between CLD and sugars and/or a differential microbial secretion of EPS in response to the pollutant. These changes were expected to impact viscoelastic properties of epilithic biofilms highlighting the effect of CLD pollution on biofilm EPS matrix. They also suggested that microorganisms implement a CLD scavenging strategy, providing new insights on the role of EPS in the adaptation of microorganisms to CLD-polluted environments.

Lactoperoxidase system (LPOS) was incorporated into chitosan solutions (0.5, 1, and 1.5%) to protect mangoes against two strains of fungi. Coating solutions effectiveness in vitro (in Petri dish) and in vivo (on mango) were studied on fungal (Phomopsis sp. RP257 and Pestalotiopsis sp.) growth isolated from mango cv Amelie . In vitro, chitosan concentration at least 1% containing or not LPOS effectively inhibited Pestalotiopsis sp. growth at 100%. Presence of LPOS or Lactoperoxydase system with iodine (LPOSI) in chitosan at 0.5% increased the percentage of inhibition from 26 to 93%. Edible films with LPOS inhibited Phomopsis sp. RP257 particularly when LPOS was incorporated in chitosan concentrations of 1 and 1.5%. Iodine did not influenced antifungal activity of LPOS against Pestalotiopsis sp. but decreased activity antifungal toward Phomopsis sp. RP257. The properties (water vapor permeability and mechanical properties) of chitosan films were not significantly changed by the incorporation of the enzyme system. in vivo condition, chitosan coating at 1 and 1.5% with or without enzyme system was sufficient to inhibit totally (100%) Pestalotiopsis sp. and was 60% efficient against Phomopsis sp. with chitosan only at 1 and 1.5%. However, when coating solution mainly at 1 and 1.5% was enhanced by LPOS with or without iodine, it inhibited totally (100%) Phomopsis sp. RP257. The presence of iodine slightly reduced antifungal activity against Phomopsis sp. RP257.

This research aimed to develop biofilms based on starch isolated from chachafruto (Erythrina edulis) grown in Colombia. The physicochemical, functional, and morphometric properties of chachafruto starch were characterized. Edible biofilms were developed using chachafruto starch, glycerol, oil, and Tween 80. The films were characterized in terms of their physical, mechanical and barrier properties. The data showed a high starch yield of 28.59% with high purity (95.92%) and 0.21% phosphorous and 14.14% amylose content. Chachafruto starch granules had a bimodal distribution of circular and oval shapes; longitudinal sizes varied from 25.86 to 119.82 μm, and transverse sizes ranged from 40.14 to 45.86 μm. The gelatinization pasting temperature (PT), peak viscosity (PV) and final viscosity (cool paste viscosity, CPV) of starch were 74.7°C, 2602 cP and 3171 cP, respectively. The addition of oil (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3%) and Tween 80 (0.4%) increased the moisture content of the starch and decreased the water vapor permeability (WVP) of the film. Additionally, the oil significantly reduced the tensile strength and elongation at break but had no effect on the percent elongation. The data showed that chachafruto seeds are a potential new and unconventional source of starch that shows feasibility for applications in starch-based edible films.

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable and renewable polyester, which is considered as the most promising eco-friendly substitute of conventional plastics. It is mainly used for food packaging applications, but some drawbacks still reduce its applications. On the one hand, its low barrier performance to gases (e.g. O2 and CO2) limits its use for applications requiring low gas transfer, such as modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) or for carbonate beverage packaging. On the other hand, its natural water sensitivity, which contributes to its biodegradation, limits its use for high moisture foods with long shelf life.Other biopolymers such as wheat gluten (WG) can be considered as interesting materials able to increase the PLA performances. WG is much more water sensitive, but it displays better gas barrier properties in dry surroundings. This complementarity in barrier performances drove us to study the development of multilayer complexes PLA-WG-PLA and to open unexplored application scenarios for these biopolymers.This project was thus intended to better understand how food components and use conditions could affect the performances of PLA films, and how these performances could be optimized by additional processing such as surface modifications (e.g. corona treatment and coatings).To that aim, three objectives were targeted:-To study the stability of industrially scale produced PLA films in contact with different molecules (CO2 and water) and in contact with vapour or liquid phases, with different pH, in order to mimic a wide range of food packaging applications.-To better understand the impact of some industrial processes such as corona or hot press treatments on PLA.-To combine PLA with WG layer to produce high barrier and biodegradable complexes.Different approaches coming from food engineering and material engineering were adopted. PLA films were produced at industrial scale by Taghleef Industries with specific surface treatments like corona. Wheat gluten films, coatings and layers were developed and optimized at lab scale as well as the 3-layers PLA-WG-PLA complexes. Different technologies able to mimic industrial processes were considered such as hot press, high pressure homogenization, ultrasounds, wet casting and spin coating. The physical and chemical properties of PLA films were then studied at the bulk and surface levels, from macroscopic to nanometer scale. The functional properties like permeability to gases (e.g. O2 and CO2) and water, gas and vapour sorption, mechanical and surface properties were also investigated.Exposed to CO2, PLA films exhibited a linear sorption behaviour with pressure, but the physical modifications induced by high pressure did not affect its use for food packaging. However, when exposed to moisture in both liquid and vapour state (i.e. environments from 50 to 100 % relative humidity (RH)), PLA was significantly degraded after two months at 50 °C (accelerated test) due to hydrolysis. This chemical deterioration was evidenced by a significant decrease of the molecular weight, which consequently induced a loss of transparency and an increase of the crystallinity. The hydrolysis was accelerated when the chemical potential of water was increased, and it was surprisingly higher for vapour compared to liquid state. In addition, pH did not affect the rate of hydrolysis.Knowing much better the limitation of PLA films, the challenge was to improve its functional properties by combining them with WG, as a high gas barrier bio-sourced and biodegradable polymer. The use of high pressure homogenization produced homogeneous WG coatings, with improved performances. This process was thus selected for making 3 layer complexes by assembly of a wheat gluten layer between two layers of PLA, together with corona treatment and hot press technologies.Corona treatment applied to PLA physically and chemically modified its surface at the nanometer scale (...), Los materiales plásticos tradicionales son utilizados en todos los campos de nuestra vida y en particular modo como embajales de productos alimenticios; los cuales después de ser utilizados contaminan y dañan nuesto medio ambiente. Materiales plásticos derivados de recursos naturales y biodegradables, como el ácido poliláctico (PLA) se encuentran actualmente disponibles en el mercado a pesar de sus menores performances. Este proyecto de doctorado está orientado 1) al estudio de la estabilidad de películas de PLA bajo diferentes condiciones como temperatura, humedad relativa, pH o exposición a vapores o gases, 2) comprender los efectos en las propiedades de las películas de PLA de algunos procesos industriales como el tratamiento corona y hot press, 3) desarrollar complejos multicapas de PLA y gluten que tengan propiedades barrera mejores que las de las películas individuales.Los embalajes a base de PLA han sido producidos por Taghleef Industries, productor líder en el sector y dotado de las infraestructuras industriales adaptadas a los tratamientos superficiales como el tratamiento corona. Las películas de gluten y los coatings han sido desarrollados a escala de laboratorio, así como los complejos tricapa PLA-gluten-PLA.Las propiedades físicas y químicas de las películas de PLA han sido investigadas a nivel de superficie así como a nivel de bulk. Diferentes técnicas de análisis, frecuentemente utilizadas en los campos de las ciencias de los materiales y de las ciencias de los alimentos, han sido empleadas en este proyecto como calorimetría diferencial de barrido (DSC), análisis termogravimétrico (TGA), cromotagrafía de exclusión por tamaño (SEC), microscopía de fuerza atómica (AFM), microscopía electrónica de barrido (SEM), espectroscopía de infrarrojos por transformada de Fourier con reflectancia total atenuada (ATR-FTIR) y espectroscopía fotoelectrónica de rayos X (XPS).Las propiedades funcionales de los embalajes como las permeabilidades al vapor de agua, al oxígeno (O2), al dióxido de carbono (CO2) o al helio (He) han sido investigadas, asi como la absorción de gases/vapores, las propiedades mecánicas y las propiedades superficiales. A pesar de que las películas de PLA absorven linealmente CO2 a presiones mayores, la absorción del gas es reducida a bajas presiones y no modifica las propiedades físicas del PLA, como contrariamente sucede cuando el PLA es expuesto a altas presiones de CO2. Por lo tanto, su influencia en las propiedades funcionales del PLA es mínima en las normales aplicaciones alimentarias. De todos modos cuando los embalajes de PLA son expuestos a ambientes húmedos o cuando son sumergidos en agua, procesos de hidrólisis los degradan significativamente después de dos meses de conservación a 50 °C (test acelerado). Este deterioramiento químico ha sido evidenciado por una significativa reducción del peso molecular del PLA, que en consecuencia induce una pérdida de transparencia y un aumento de su cristalinidad. Además, se ha observado que el pH no influye en la velocidad de hidrólisis. Esta información tiene una importancia práctica para posibles usos del PLA como embalajes de alimentos a alta humedad. El gluten ha sido elegido por sus altas propiedades barrera cuando es protegido de ambientes a alta humedad. La incorporación de lípidos en las películas de gluten no han mejorado sus performances. Pero la tecnología de la homogenización a altas presiones ha permitido mejorar la dispersión del gluten, obteniendo películas más homogéneas y con mejores propiedades funcionales. Esta tecnología ha sido, por lo tanto, elegida para producir los complejos multicapa, intercalando las películas de gluten entre dos de PLA, utilizando el tratamiendo hot press (10 MPa, 130 °C, 10 min) (...), Les plastiques sont aujourd'hui des matériaux ubiquitaires utilisés dans tous les aspects de notre vie quotidienne, en particulier pour l'emballage alimentaire. Cependant, après usage, les plastiques sont une source de pollution de notre environnement naturel. Certains plastiques biodégradables et biosourcés sont déjà disponibles sur le marché, comme l’acide polylactique (PLA), mais ils présentent des performances inférieures. Ce travail de thèse vise à: 1) étudier la stabilité des films de PLA dans diverses conditions de température, d'humidité relative, de pH, d'exposition à des liquides ou à des vapeurs... 2) mieux comprendre l'impact de certains procédés industriels tels que les traitements corona ou pressage à chaud sur le PLA 3) combiner le PLA à des couches de gluten de blé afin de produire des complexes ayant des propriétés barrière plus élevées.Les films de PLA ont été produits par la société Taghleef Industries sur demande et avec des traitements de surface spécifiques, comme le traitement Corona. Des films et des enductions à basede gluten de blé ont été développés à l’échelle laboratoire ainsi que des complexes tricouches PLA- gluten-PLA. Les propriétés physiques et chimiques des films ont été étudiées par différentes techniques issues des sciences des matériaux et des aliments ont été utilisées, telles que l’analyse enthalpique différentielle (DSC), l'analyse thermogravimétrique (TGA), la chromatographie d'exclusion de taille (SEC), la microscopie de force atomique (AFM), la microscopie électronique (SEM), la spectroscopie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier (ATR-FTIR) et la spectroscopie de rayons X (XPS). Les propriétés fonctionnelles telles que la perméabilité à la vapeur d'eau, à l'oxygène (O2), au dioxyde de carbone (CO2) ou à l'hélium (He), la sorption de gaz et de vapeurs, les propriétés mécaniques et de surface ont également été étudiées.Exposés au CO2, les films de PLA présentent une isotherme de sorption linéaire avec l’augmentation de pression. Cependant les modifications physiques et chimiques induites à des pressions élevées n'affectent pas son utilisation dans le domaine d’application alimentaire. Au contraire, lorsque les films de PLA sont exposés à l'humidité à l'état liquide ou vapeur, leur dégradation survient après deux mois à 50 ° C (essai accéléré) suite à son hydrolyse. Cette détérioration chimique, mise en évidence par une diminution significative de la masse molaire, entraine une perte de transparence, mais également par une augmentation de la cristallinité. Par ailleurs, le pH n'affecte pas le taux d'hydrolyse, ce qui est d'un intérêt essentiel pour conditionner des aliments humides.Les films à base gluten de blé ont été choisis pour leurs propriétés de barrière élevées lorsque l’humidité relative reste faible. L'incorporation de lipides n'a pas apporté d'amélioration de leurs performances barrières. Cependant, l'utilisation d’un procédé d’homogénéisation à haute pression a permis une meilleure dispersion du gluten, ce qui a conduit à des films plus homogènes ayant ainsi de meilleures propriétés fonctionnelles. Ces conditions ont donc été retenues pour réaliser des complexes à 3 couches par assemblage d'une couche de gluten de blé entre deux couches de PLA en utilisant un pressage à chaud (10 MPa, 130 ° C, 10 min).La technologie de pressage à chaud montre une forte influence sur les films de PLA, de gluten et sur les tricouches. Elle induit une cristallisation accrue du PLA, ce qui augmente ses propriétés de barrière d'environ 40% et 60%, respectivement pour l'eau et l'oxygène. Cela masque par contre l’effet du traitement corona. D’autre part, le pressage à chaud induit une restructuration du réseau de gluten qui améliore les propriétés de barrière aux gaz des complexes, mais provoque aussi une évaporation de l'eau à l'interface gluten / PLA défavorable à l’adhésion des couches (...), I materiali plastici convenzionali trovano impiego in tutti campi della nostra vita, specialmente nel settore del packaging alimentare, ed in seguito all’utilizzo contaminano e danneggiano il nostro ecosistema. Materiali plastici derivanti da risorse naturali e biodegradabili, come acido polilattico (PLA), sono attualmente disponibili sul mercato anche se caratterizzati da performances inferiori.Questo progetto di dottorato è mirato 1) allo studio della stabilità di film di PLA a varie condizioni di stoccaggio come temperatura, umidità relativa, pH, o esposizione a vapori o gas; 2) a comprendere meglio le influenze di alcuni processi industriali come trattamento corona e hot press nelle proprietà dei film di PLA; 3) a sviluppare complessi multistrato tra film di PLA e di glutine che abbiano proprietà barriera più elevate rispetto ai singoli film.Gli imballaggi a base di PLA sono stati prodotti da Taghleef Industries, produttore leader nel settore e dotato di infrastrutture atte ai trattamenti di modificazione di superfice come il trattamento corona. I film a base di glutine e i coatings sono stati sviluppati e ottimizzati su scala di laboratorio, così come i complessi trilaminari PLA-glutine-PLA.Le proprietà fisiche e chimiche dei film di PLA sono state investigate a livello di superficie, così come a livello di bulk. Diverse tecniche analitiche, provenienti dal campo delle scienze dei materiali e delle scienze degli alimenti, sono state adottate in questo progetto di dottorato come calorimetria differenziale a scansione (DSC), termogravimetria (TGA), cromatografia di esclusione molecolare (SEC), microscopia a forza atomica (AFM), microscopia elettronica a scansione (SEM), spettrofotometria infrarossa a trasformata di Fourier in riflettanza totale attenuata (ATR-FTIR) e spettroscopia fotoelettronica a raggi X (XPS).Le proprietà funzionali come le permeabilità al vapore acqueo (H2O), all’ossigeno (O2), al diossido di carbonio (CO2) o all’elio (He) sono state investigate, cosi come l’assorbimento di gas e/o vapori, le proprietà meccaniche e le proprietà di superfice.Nonostante i film di PLA assorbano linearmente CO2 a pressioni crescenti, l’assorbimento di tale gas è ridotto a basse pressioni in modo da non modificare le sue proprietà fisiche – come contrariamente osservato quando il PLA è esposto a CO2 ad alte pressioni – e da non influenzare negativamente il suo utilizzo come imballaggio alimentare. Ad ogni modo, quando i film di PLA sono esposti ad ambienti umidi, o quando sono immersi in acqua liquida, sono significativamente degradati per idrolisi dopo due mesi di stoccaggio a 50 °C (test accelerato). Questo deterioramento chimico è stato evidenziato da una significativa riduzione del peso molecolare del PLA che, conseguentemente, induce una sua perdita di trasparenza e ne incrementa la sua cristallinità. Inoltre, è stato evidenziato che il pH non influenza la velocità di idrolisi. Quest’informazione ha importanza pratica per possibili utilizzi di PLA come imballaggio di alimenti ad alta umidità.Il glutine è stato scelto per le sue alte proprietà barriera, quando è protetto da ambienti ad alta umidità. Si è visto che l’incorporazione di lipidi non porta con sé grandi miglioramenti nelle performances dei film a base di glutine. Invece, l’utilizzo della tecnologia di omogeneizzazione ad alte pressioni permette una migliore dispersione del glutine, ottenendo film più omogenei e con migliori proprietà funzionali. Questa tecnologia è stata quindi scelta per produrre i complessi multistrato, intercalando i film di glutine tra due film di PLA, usando il trattamento hot press (10 MPa, 130 °C, 10 min). Si è osservato che il trattamento hot press modifica le proprietà dei film di PLA, di glutine e dei film multistrato Hot press induce cristallizzazione in PLA, e conseguentemente aumenta le sue proprietà barriera complessive, approssimativamente al 40 % all’acqua e al 60 % all’ossigeno (...)

182A wide range of film-forming compounds are available today and facilitate the design and tailoring of edible films and coatings with optimized functional properties. The main targeted functional properties are mass transfer properties, that is, solubility, diffusivity, and permeability compatible with the targeted applications, for example, moisture or O2 barrier, controlled release of an active agent, O2 scavenging property, among others. The dimensioning of an edible film or coating relies thus essentially on the knowledge of its targeted mass transfer property. Despite recent huge efforts made in the development of integrated approach for building the specifications of edible film and coating, a realistic assessment of the film or coating efficacy is still critical. Mathematical modeling of mass transfer phenomena involved in the coated food is the base of a better realistic assessment of the performance of protective edible films. The aim of this chapter is to make a progress report on the measurement of mass transfer properties and on the modeling of mass transfer into the coating/food system. The last section illustrates how mathematical tools could be used to adequately dimension edible films or coatings.

This thesis aims to develop an edible packaging made of a mixture of chitosan and gelatin (beef or fish), to better understand the influence of the electron beam irradiation and of the incorporation of natural antioxidants on the physico-chemical and functional properties of the films. A study of the effect of irradiation on antioxidants release kinetics in a simple liquid medium was studied for validation. A preliminary study first showed that the densification of the film-forming solution and the gel during drying does not depend on the thickness or concentration or time and suggests a Fickian diffusion of water in the matrix. The permeability to water vapor increases linearly with film thickness and especially when the extent of the relative humidity differential is high. This phenomenon is attributed to a swelling mechanism and plasticization of the gelatin-chitosan network by the water. The effect of the chitosan-gelatin ratio showed an improvement of the mechanical properties and barrier to water and oxygen of the films compared to chitosan films. These performance gains are due to the good miscibility of the two macromolecules and to the molecular interactions established after the formation of a polyelectrolyte complex, as confirmed by FTIR analysis. Irradiation of films after drying increases the polarity of the surface and the film hydrophilicity, and thus induces an increase in barrier properties to water vapor and oxygen, and also of the mechanical and thermal films. However, irradiation does not change the crystallinity of the films. The incorporation of antioxidants (ferulic acid, coumarin, quercetin and tyrosol) with or without irradiation acts differently on the organization of the macromolecular network and thus on the film properties. Thus, ferulic acid and tyrosol reduce the permeability of water vapor measured in a gradient of 0-30% relative humidity, while it increases up to 90 times with a gradient 30-84 % and an irradiation treatment. The oxygen permeability decreases significantly after addition of quercetin or tyrosol and after irradiation. Ferulic acid and coumarin increases the tensile strength of the films while they are quercetin and ferulic acid which allow to increase the thermal resistance of the films. These results thus demonstrate the complexity of the interactions involved between antioxidants and the chains of chitosan and/or gelatin, their dependence on the moisture level of the system and on the impact of cross-linking treatment by irradiation. It is noticed that the irradiation has protected the active molecules against oxidation for a long period of storage of the films. Release in aqueous medium of ferulic acid is the more delayed with the highest retention in the film at equilibrium (27%). The antioxidants diffusion coefficients, determined from the release kinetics, could be modulated (about 50%) by the irradiation treatments., Ce travail de thèse a pour objectif de formuler un emballage comestible à base d’un mélange de chitosan et de gélatine (bœuf ou poisson), de mieux comprendre l’influence d’irradiations par faisceaux d’électrons et de l’incorporation d’antioxydants naturels sur les propriétés physico-chimiques et fonctionnelles des films. Une étude de l’effet de l’irradiation sur la cinétique de libération des antioxydants dans un milieu liquide simple a été étudiée pour validation. Une étude préliminaire a montré d’abord que la densification de la solution filmogène puis du gel pendant le séchage ne dépend ni de l’épaisseur, ni de la concentration, ni du temps et laisse supposer une diffusion Fickienne de l’eau dans la matrice. La perméabilité à la vapeur d’eau augmente linéairement avec l’épaisseur de films et d’autant plus lorsque l’étendue du différentiel d’humidités relatives est élevé. Ce phénomène est attribué à un mécanisme de gonflement et de plastification du réseau de gélatine-chitosan par l’eau. L’effet du taux de mélange de deux biopolymères a montré une amélioration des propriétés mécaniques et barrières à l’eau et à l’oxygène des films de chitosan. Ces gains de performances sont dus à la bonne miscibilité des deux macromolécules et aux interactions moléculaires établies suite à la formation d’un complexe polyélectrolytique, confirmé par analyse FTIR. L’irradiation des films après séchage accroit la polarité de surface et l’hydrophilie des films et ainsi induit une augmentation des propriétés barrières à la vapeur d’eau et à l’oxygène, mais aussi des mécaniques et thermiques des films. Toutefois, l’irradiation ne modifie pas la cristallinité des films. L’incorporation des antioxydants (acide férulique, coumarine, quercétine et tyrosol) avec ou sans irradiation agit différemment, selon leur nature, sur l’organisation du réseau macromoléculaire et donc sur les propriétés des films. Ainsi, l’acide férulique et le tyrosol réduise la perméabilité à la vapeur d’eau mesurée à un gradient de 0-30% d’humidité relative, alors qu’ils l’augmentent jusqu’à 90 fois avec un gradient 30-84% et un traitement d’irradiation. La perméabilité à l’oxygène diminue d’une façon significative après ajout de quercétine ou de tyrosol et après irradiation. L’acide férulique et la coumarine augmente la force à la rupture des films alors que ce sont la quercétine et l’acide férulique qui permettent d’accroitre la résistance thermique des films. Ces résultats mettent ainsi en évidence la complexité des interactions mises en jeu entre les antioxydants et les chaînes de chitosan et/ou de gélatine, leur dépendance au niveau d’hydratation du système et à l’impact du traitement de réticulation par irradiation. Il faut noter que l’irradiation a permis de protéger les molécules actives contre l’oxydation durant une longue période de stockage des films. La libération en milieu aqueux de l’acide férulique est la plus ralentie avec une rétention dans les films la plus élevée à l’équilibre (27%). Les coefficients de diffusion des antioxydants, déterminés à partir des cinétiques de libération ont pu être modulés (50%) grâce à l’irradiation.

Effects of lactoperoxidase system (LPOS) incorporated directly into chitosan films at different concentrations (0.5, 1 and 1.5%) were studied. Films obtained were tested on the inhibition of phytopathogenic strains such as Xanthomonas campestris pv. Mangifera indica , Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (C. 64, C. 4612 and C. 62) and Lasiodiplodia theobromae ngr 05A . Water vapor permeability and mechanical properties of films with LPOS and/or not iodine were also studied. Antibacterial effect obtained by disc diameter technique indicated that chitosan concentration at 1 and 1.5% (w/w) incorporated with LPOS and/or not iodine inhibited higher X. campestris pv. M. indica than chitosan film alone or at low concentrated of 0.5% incorporated by LPOS. The antimicrobial technique using puncture gave very good information on the antifungal effect and on the variability in susceptibility of strains of fungi. C. gloeosporioides C64 and L. theobromae were inhibited completely by 1 and 1.5% chitosan incorporated by LPOS contained or not iodine, while C. gloeosporioides C4612 was sensitive to the presence of iodine and C62 were resistant strains. The properties of chitosan films were not significantly changed by the incorporation of the enzyme system.

The effect of temperature (10–30 °C), relative humidity (RH, 50–90%), and storage period (2–10 days) were studied on the production and sustainability of thiocyanate (SCN − ) and hypothiocyanite–hypoiodite (OSCN − , OI − ) components of a lactoperoxidase system (LPOSI) in chitosan film by applying response surface methodology and Doelhert experimental design. The results of analysis of variance indicated that the temperature and storage period exhibited a significant effect on the film properties. Temperature had a positive influence on OSCN − , OI − , while these products (OSCN − , OI − ) decreased during the storage period, and SCN − disappeared after 2 days. Lactoperoxidase systems with iodine (LPOSI) or without iodine (LPOS), incorporated into chitosan films, showed inhibition of Xanthomonas campestris pv. Mangiferae indicae and did not changed the chitosan film permeability to gas and water vapor.

Corresponding author. guillard@univ-montp2.fr; International audience; The ethylene permeability of a wheat gluten filmwas studied as a function of relative humidity (RH) (from 0 to 100%) and temperature (from 3 to 45◦C), using response–surface methodology. Ethylene permeability values ranged in a wide scale from 1 to 3098 amolm−1 s−1 Pa−1. The exponential effect of relative humidity on ethylene p ermeability was related to the boosting effect of increasing film water content on ethylene solubility and diffusivity in the hydrated film. The temperature dependency of the ethylene permeability data showed a strong disruption near the glass transition temperature value (25 ◦C at 75% RH). The glass transition phenomenon and its effect on chain mobility could explain the interesting synergic effect of both temperature and relative humidity on ethylene permeability of wheat gluten film.