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C Valeria L Giosafatto1, Raffaele Porta1
1Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cynthia, 80126 Naples, Italy.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight recent investigations on different biopolymers obtained from renewable sources for use as edible coatings [...].
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