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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 156, Issue -, Pages 108-117Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.08.094
Keywords
Green tea extract; Antioxidants; PLA; Nanoparticles; HPMC; Active packaging
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Funding
- FPU grant from the MEC, Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte, Spain [AP2012-2716]
- MINECO (Spain) [AGL2012-37886]
- FEDER funds
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A novel active film material based on hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose (HPMC) containing poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with antioxidant (AO) green tea extract (GTE) was successfully developed. The PLA NPs were fabricated using an emulsification-solvent evaporation technique and the sizes were varied to enable a controlled release of the AO from the HPMC matrix. A statistical experimental design was used to optimise the synthesis of the NPs in order to obtain different sizes of nanoparticles and the loading of these into the HPMC matrix was also varied. The physico-chemical properties of the composite films were investigated and the release of the AO was confirmed by migration studies in 50% v/v ethanol/water food simulant. The AO capacity of the GTE released from the active films was studied using the 2,2-dipheny1-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical method and the results suggest that the material could potentially be used for extending the shelf-life of food products with high fat content. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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