Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative
As a contribution to the growing demand for environmentally friendly food packaging films, this work produced and characterized a biocomposite of disintegrated bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers and tapioca starch/chitosan-based films. Ultrasonication dispersed all fillers throughout the film homog...
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| author | Abral, Hairul Pratama, Angga Bahri Handayani, Dian Mahardika, Melbi Aminah, Ibtisamatul Sandrawati, Neny Sugiarti, Eni Muslimin, Ahmad Novi Salit, Mohd Sapuan R.A., Ilyas |
| author_facet | Abral, Hairul Pratama, Angga Bahri Handayani, Dian Mahardika, Melbi Aminah, Ibtisamatul Sandrawati, Neny Sugiarti, Eni Muslimin, Ahmad Novi Salit, Mohd Sapuan R.A., Ilyas |
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| description | As a contribution to the growing demand for environmentally friendly food packaging films, this work produced and characterized a biocomposite of disintegrated bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers and tapioca starch/chitosan-based films. Ultrasonication dispersed all fillers throughout the film homogeneously. The highest fraction of dried BC nanofibers (0.136 g) in the film resulted in the maximum tensile strength of 4.7 MPa. 0.136 g BC nanofiber addition to the tapioca starch/chitosan matrix increased the thermal resistance (the temperature of maximum decomposition rate from 307 to 317°C), moisture resistance (after 8 h) by 8.9%, and water vapor barrier (24 h) by 27%. All chitosan-based films displayed antibacterial activity. This characterization suggests that this environmentally friendly edible biocomposite film is a potential candidate for applications in food packaging. |
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| spelling | upm-959172023-03-21T03:48:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95917/ Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative Abral, Hairul Pratama, Angga Bahri Handayani, Dian Mahardika, Melbi Aminah, Ibtisamatul Sandrawati, Neny Sugiarti, Eni Muslimin, Ahmad Novi Salit, Mohd Sapuan R.A., Ilyas As a contribution to the growing demand for environmentally friendly food packaging films, this work produced and characterized a biocomposite of disintegrated bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers and tapioca starch/chitosan-based films. Ultrasonication dispersed all fillers throughout the film homogeneously. The highest fraction of dried BC nanofibers (0.136 g) in the film resulted in the maximum tensile strength of 4.7 MPa. 0.136 g BC nanofiber addition to the tapioca starch/chitosan matrix increased the thermal resistance (the temperature of maximum decomposition rate from 307 to 317°C), moisture resistance (after 8 h) by 8.9%, and water vapor barrier (24 h) by 27%. All chitosan-based films displayed antibacterial activity. This characterization suggests that this environmentally friendly edible biocomposite film is a potential candidate for applications in food packaging. Hindawi Publishing 2021 Article PeerReviewed Abral, Hairul and Pratama, Angga Bahri and Handayani, Dian and Mahardika, Melbi and Aminah, Ibtisamatul and Sandrawati, Neny and Sugiarti, Eni and Muslimin, Ahmad Novi and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and R.A., Ilyas (2021) Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative. International Journal of Polymer Science, 2021. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1687-9422; ESSN: 1687-9430 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijps/2021/6641284/ 10.1155/2021/6641284 |
| spellingShingle | Abral, Hairul Pratama, Angga Bahri Handayani, Dian Mahardika, Melbi Aminah, Ibtisamatul Sandrawati, Neny Sugiarti, Eni Muslimin, Ahmad Novi Salit, Mohd Sapuan R.A., Ilyas Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title | Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title_full | Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title_short | Antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| title_sort | antimicrobial edible film prepared from bacterial cellulose nanofibers/starch/chitosan for a food packaging alternative |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95917/ |