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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 182, Issue -, Pages 1301-1309Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.060
Keywords
Mechanical properties; Water barrier properties; Thermal properties; Rheological properties; Antimicrobial activity
Funding
- Technology Innovation Program - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE Korea) [10076409]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [10076409] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The A/P/QAS composite films, developed for food and biomedical packaging applications, showed improved thermal properties, mechanical strength, water barrier properties, and antimicrobial properties compared to neat AP films. The addition of polyacrylamide and quaternary ammonium silane enhanced the overall performance of the composite films.
Agar/polyacrylamide/quaternary ammonium silane-based (A/P/QAS-based) composite films were developed for food and biomedical packaging applications. The structural, optical, and surface morphological properties of the A/P and A/P/QAS composites were characterized by various characterization techniques in terms of thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry analyses, mechanical and rheological properties. Results showed that the 5% gravimetric loss (57.8-139.1 degrees C), glass transition temperature (179-189.9 degrees C) and tensile strength (35.2-47.8 MPa) of the prepared composites increased with increasing polyacrylamide content. The contact angle and water barrier properties of the composites were considerably improved by the addition of QAS. To compare WVP values of the A/P/QAS composite with neat AP composite films it reduced nearly 46% (2.45 to 1.32 x 10(-9) g/m(2) Pas). The A/P/QAS composites showed excellent antimicrobial properties against five different organisms. The Staphylococcus aureus exhibited highest 25 mm for gel and 18.1 mm for film of A/ P/QAS composites. All the composites exhibited shear-thinning behavior, and their viscosity increased with increasing polyacrylamide content. The storage moduli of the prepared hydrogel composites were in the range of 5000-10,600 Pa at 1 rad/s and increased continuously over the entire frequency range. The dynamic rheological properties of A/P and A/P/QAS composites indicated that the prepared composites had good mechanical strength. Biopolymer based A/P and A/P/QAS composite films are suitable for green composite packaging applications. (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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