Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010127
Keywords
fishery byproduct; sonication; nanoparticles; high performance biobased films; scanning electron microscopy; green chemistry; eco-friendly and bioplastic
Funding
- FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia)
- FCT/MEC through national funds [UID/QUI/50006/2013-POCI/01/0145/FERDER/007265]
- FEDER
- European Union under the QREN [NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000069]
- FAPERJ (Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) [E-26/010.001687/2015, E-26/203.039/2015]
- FCT [SFRH/BPD/109537/2015]
- CAPES [18935/12-5]
- FAPERJ [PDR-10-E-26/202.319/2017]
- CNPq
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Chitosan and chitosan-nanoparticles were combined to prepare biobased and unplasticized film blends displaying antimicrobial activity. Nanosized chitosans obtained by sonication for 5, 15, or 30 min were combined with chitosan at 3:7, 1:1, and 7:3 ratios, in order to adjust blend film mechanical properties and permeability. The incorporation of nanosized chitosans led to improvements in the interfacial interaction with chitosan microfibers, positively affecting film mechanical strength and stiffness, evidenced by scanning electron microscopy. Nanosized or blend chitosan film sensitivity to moisture was significantly decreased with the drop in biocomposite molecular masses, evidenced by increased water solubility and decreased water vapor permeability. Nanosized and chitosan interactions gave rise to light biobased films presenting discrete opacity and color changes, since red-green and yellow-blue colorations were affected. All chitosan blend films exhibited antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The performance of green unplasticized chitosan blend films displaying diverse morphologies has, thus, been proven as a potential step towards the design of nontoxic food packaging biobased films, protecting against spoilage microorganisms, while also minimizing environmental impacts.
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