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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Liu, Yaowen
• Wang, Shuyao
• Lan, Wenting

Titel

Fabrication of antibacterial chitosan-PVA blended film using electrospray technique for food packaging applications

Ist Teil von

• International journal of biological macromolecules, 2018-02, Vol.107 (Pt A), p.848-854

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this study, blended films from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) containing chitosan (CS) were prepared via a simple solution casting and electrospraying method. The structures of the PVA-CS films were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphologies of the films were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The thermal properties of the PVA-CS films were examined by thermogravimetry. The effects of CS contents on the mechanical properties, oxygen permeability values, water vapor permeation levels, and antibacterial behaviors against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) strains were investigated. Compared to the pure PVA film, the PVA-CS films showed greater elongation at break, lower oxygen permeability, higher water barrier properties, and greater antibacterial activity, especially for the PVA:CS weight ratio of 75:25. The obtained results indicate the PVA-CS film may be a promising material for food packaging applications.