期刊
POLYMERS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13010068
关键词
ferulic acid; EVOH copolymer; food packaging; film properties; antioxidant and antimicrobial packaging
资金
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, EU) [IMDEEA/2019/78]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CICYT) [RTI2018-093452-B-I00]
In this study, antimicrobial and antioxidant films based on EVOH copolymer containing low amounts of ferulic acid were successfully developed by melt extrusion. The films exhibited UV blocking effect, improved thermal stability, increased water vapor and oxygen transmission rates, and showed significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. This suggests the potential applications of ferulic acid in active packaging for food products.
In this work, antimicrobial and antioxidant films based on ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer containing low amounts of ferulic acid (FA) were successfully developed by melt extrusion. Optically transparent films were obtained, and the presence of FA provided some UV blocking effect. The characterization of the thermal and barrier properties of the developed films showed that the addition of FA improved the thermal stability, decreased the glass transition temperature (T-g) and increased the water vapor and oxygen transmission rates when ferulic acid was loaded above 0.5 wt.%, associated with its plasticizing effect. Mechanical characterization confirmed the plasticizing effect by an increase in the elongation at break values while no significant differences were observed in Young's modulus and tensile strength. Significant antioxidant activity of all active films exposed to two food simulants, 10% ethanol and 95% ethanol, was also confirmed using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-pricylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging method, indicating that FA conserved its well-known antioxidant properties after melt-processing. Finally, EVOH-FA samples presented antibacterial activity in vitro against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, thus showing the potential of ferulic acid as bioactive compound to be used in extrusion processing for active packaging applications.
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