China Plastics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 35-41.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2021.04.007

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Effect of Chitosan on Properties of Edible Corn Starch Films

CHENG Long, HAO Yanling(), SONG Xiaoshuang   

  1. Department of Chemical Engineering,Lanzhou Jiaotong University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2020-12-01 Online:2021-04-26 Published:2021-04-21

Abstract:

Chitosan/corn starch composite edible films were prepared by a solution-casting method using corn starch as a raw material in the presence of plasticizer glycerin. Their membrane structure and microscopic morphology were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The effects of chitosan content on the mechanical properties, water vapor permeability, oil resistance and antibacterial properties of the resultant films were investigated. The results indicated that chitosan not only improved the mechanical properties of the films but also enhanced their water-proof and oil-proof properties. The membrane obtained at a chitosan/starch mass ratio of 1/3 exhibited a uniform structure, and it tensile strength and water vapor transmission rate reached 21.54 MPa and 4.52×10-5 g·mm-1·d-1, respectively. The membranes could inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, with antibacterial rates of 43.55 % and 32.89 %, respectively.

Key words: chitosan, corn starch, antibacterial behavior, physical property

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