character and compared with the reference sample, the contact angle decreases by 73-80°, being close to the values registered for the MFC film coatings. The coatings based on quaternary chitosan (QCh) present intermediary hydrophilicity, their contact angle values ranging between 81° and 86°, which could be explained by the short alkyl chains (-CH3) introduced to chitosan through quaternisation. It can be noticed that in the case of the two-component coatings the MFC has no significant influence on the contact angle value. This leads to the conclusion that the chitosan derivatives are adsorbed on the surface of cellulose microfibrils at a high coverage level, producing slight reduction of surface hydrophilicity in the case of QCh coatings and conferring hydrophobic character in the case of ACh coatings