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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 355-361Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(02)00042-5
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plasticisation; water sorption; glass transition temperature; stress; strain
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The effect of water and glycerol on sorption and calorimetric T(g)s of amylose and amylopectin films were examined. The mechanical properties of the films were also analysed under varying glycerol content at constant RH and temperature. Based on changes observed in sorption and tensile failure behaviour glycerol was strongly interacted with both starch polymers. Even though water was observed to be more efficient plasticiser than glycerol, glycerol also affected the T-g But in spite of the observed decrease in T-g under low glycerol contents brittleness of the films increased based on changes in elongation. The increase in brittleness of both polymers was also in agreement with their actual behaviour. At around 20% glycerol great change in the theological properties occurred. Above 20% glycerol amylose film showed much larger elongation than the low glycerol content films and was still strong but the amylopectin produced a very week and non-flexible film. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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