Modification of Functional Properties of Whey Protein Isolate Nanocomposite Films and Coatings with Nanoclays

Table 1

Models for predicting barrier properties of platelet filled nanocomposites [13].

Model	Filler type	Particle geometry	Formulas	Reference
Nielsen	Ribbon			[34]
Cussler; (Random array)	Ribbon			[35]
Gusev and Lusti	Disk			[36]
Fredrickson and Bicerano	Disk		where	[37]
Bharadwaj	Disk		(from −1/2 to 1)	[38]

For ribbons, length is infinite, width, ; thickness, ; aspect ratio, ; for disks, circular shape of diameter and thickness ; aspect ratio, .