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Biodegradable Films Obtained from Mixtures of Fibrous and Nanoparticulated

Chitosans

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 inhibition zones, respectively, showing synergism between the compounds. The
water vapor permeability values ranged from 1.58±0.12 to 1.86±0.14 (g.m.m-
2.s-1.Pa-1)x10-11. The tensile strength and the elongation at the break presented
values ranging from 115.12±6.23 to 121.56±4.72MPa and 30.62±1.51 to
35.81±2.02%, respectively. Both barrier and mechanical properties were not
significantly affected by the combination tested (p<0.05).
Besides being an alternative to replace non-recyclable packaging materials, the
alginate based films incorporated with eugenol and limonene plays an important
role in antimicrobial packaging area. The synergism showed by the combination
of eugenol and limonene against L. monocytogenes can reduce the
concentrations used minimizing sensorial impact in food.

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Biodegradable Films Obtained from Mixtures of Fibrous and
Nanoparticulated Chitosans
Laidson Gomes1; Hiléia Souza2; José Campiña3; Cristina Andrade4; Fernando
Silva3; Vânia Paschoalin1; Maria Gonçalves2
1
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/Instituto de Química, Rio de Janeiro,
RJ, Brazil; 2Universidade do Porto/Departamento Engenharia Química.
Faculdade de Engenharia, Porto, Portugal; 3Universidade do
Porto/Departamento de Química. Faculdade de Ciências, Porto, RJ, Portugal;
4
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/Instituto de Macromoléculas, Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Eco-innovation is called to transform every aspect of industrial manufacturing.
Through the development of environmentally friendly processes and the
engineering of functional materials from biodegradable and naturally abundant
resources, innovation can be achieved. In this respect, the replacement of oil-
derived plastics by biomass-based bioplastics remains one of the most important
challenges to be addressed by ecoinnovation approaches. To this end,
polysaccharides (which are inexpensive and widely abundant) are, the most
interesting natural resources. In fact, the fabrication of chitosan (CH) transparent
bioplastics for food packaging, and other applications, has been widely studied
(1). Unfortunately, pure CH biofilms suffer from poorer mechanical properties
and enhanced moisture sensitivity than their oil-derived counterparts. The use of
certain plasticizers (ethylene glycol, etc) has solved some of these limitations.
However, its possible transfer to food poses a health threat. Recently, irradiation
of high molar mass CHs with ultrasonication has shown to transform fibrous
structures in the range of microns (CFBs) to tiny spherical nanoparticles (CNPs)
(2). CHs treated with increasingly longer sonication times yielded biofilms with
improved moisture resistance but degraded mechanical properties. With the
purpose of reducing moisture sensitivity and still retaining significant strength
and flexibility (with no aid of plasticizers), an approach based on the use of
blends of fibers and nanoparticles is presented. To this end, CH was submitted
to controlled fragmentation to CNPs by ultrasonication at different times (5, 10,
30 min).The resulting solutions were mixed with unmodified CFBs at different
ratios (CFB/CNP:0.4, 1, 2.3) and their biofilms prepared through the knife-
coating method. Mechanical properties were assessed by tensile tests and
moisture sensitivity was evaluated by contact angle measurements of water
vapor permeability, and water sorption isothermal measurements. Morphology
was also studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results evidenced
an enhanced moisture resistance and improved mechanical properties compared
to the biofilms prepared from their individual precursor species.
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