Fig. 8 there was no bacterial growth under the film for the films dried at room temperature, indicating that chitosan-based films can exhibit
bacteriostatic effect against E. coli and L. plantarum. It was also worth noting that films dried at room temperature shrunk
as time went by. On the other hand, there was bacterial growth under the films heat-treated, suggesting that temperature caused a
structural change in films, giving rise to the reduction of the bacteriostatic property.