期刊
FOODS
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10071591
关键词
cinnamaldehyde; ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer; active packaging; melt-extrusion; film properties; antioxidant and antimicrobial packaging
资金
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, EU), within the Programa Operativo FEDER CV 2014-2020 de la Comunidad Valenciana [IMDEEA/2019/78]
- Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [RTI2018-093452-B-I00]
- Heras' predoctoral contract
This study successfully prepared novel active films based on EVOH and CIN, with CIN lowering the glass transition temperature of EVOH and resulting in films with antifungal and radical scavenging activity.
In this work, novel active films based on ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and cinnamaldehyde (CIN) were successfully obtained employing a hybrid technique consisting of a two-step protocol involving the preparation of a polymeric EVOH-CIN masterbatch by solvent-casting for its further utilization in the preparation of bioactive EVOH-based films by melt extrusion processing. The influence of CIN over the EVOH matrix was studied in terms of optical, morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties. Optically transparent films were obtained and the incorporation of cinnamaldehyde resulted in yellow-colored films, producing a blocking effect in the UV region. A decrease in the glass transition temperature was observed in the formulations containing cinnamaldehyde, indicating a plasticizing effect. This phenomenon was confirmed by an increase in the elongation at break values of the extruded films. Results from thermogravimetric analysis determined a slight decrease in the thermal stability of EVOH provoked by the vaporization of the bioactive compound. Bioactive properties of the films were also studied; the presence of residual cinnamaldehyde in EVOH after being subjected to an extrusion process conferred some radical scavenging activity determined by the DPPH assay whereas films were able to exert antifungal activity in vapor phase against Penicillium expansum. Therefore, the present work shows the potential of the hybrid technique employed in this study for the preparation of bioactive films by a ready industrial process technology for food packaging applications.
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