“…Whey protein isolate (WPI) is one of the abundant proteins isolated from milk as a by-product of the manufacture process of cheese or casein. Compared to petroleum based synthetic films, WPI has desirable film forming and excellent gas barrier properties (Brindle & Krochta, 2008;Fairley, Monahan, German, & Krochta, 1996;Fang, Tung, Britt, Yada, & Dalgleish, 2002;Gounga, Xu, & Wang, 2007;Hong & Krochta, 2003;Khwaldia, Perez, Banon, Desobry, & Hardy, 2004;Mchugh, Aujard, & Krochta, 1994;Min, Janjarasskul, & Krochta, 2009;Perez-Gago, Serra, Alonso, Mateos, & del Rio, 2005;Sothornvit & Krochta, 2000). However, the application of WPI in food packaging is limited by the low tensile strength, intrinsic stiffness and poor moisture barrier properties of WPI.…”