期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 153, 期 -, 页码 1165-1175出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.246
关键词
Chitosan; Halloysite nanotubes; Polylactic acid; Antibacterial; Water vaour transmission
资金
- Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India [DFTM/03/3203/M/01/JATC]
The properties of PLA films intended for packaging applications have been modulated by using bio-based platicizers and naturally obtained fillers. Triethyl citrate (TEC) and glycerol triacetate (GTA) have been used as platicizers and halloysite nanotubes (HNT) and chitosan have been used as fillers. The addition of 10 wt% TEC, 10 wt% GTA and 3 wt% HNT improves the ductility of PLA films, however, reduces the tensile modulus and tensile strength. Addition of chitosan (1 wt%), on the other hand, acts as a good reinforcing filler and improves the tensile strength and tensile modulus. PIA-HNT-chitosan film show comparable tensile strength, tensile modulus and similar to 12 times higher elongation at break compared to pure PLA. Besides, PLA-HNT-chitosan film demonstrates very good barrier properties against moisture and ultraviolet (UV) rays. Additionally, its antibacterial efficacy against E. coli and S. aureus are found to be around 80% and 70%, respectively. The study demonstrates the complementary effects of HNT and chitosan to modulate the properties of PLA film and indicates that the PLA-HNT-chitosan film can emerge as a very potent material for packaging applications. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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