China Plastics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 53-61.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2022.05.010

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Preparation and properties of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/snail mucus composite films

LI Fujie1, QI Bin1,2, XU Huating2, WANG Limei1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Pharmacy,Soochow University,Suzhou 215127,China
    2.Suzhou Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology,School of Biological and Food Engineering,Changshu Institute of Technology,Suzhou 215500,China
  • Received:2022-01-06 Online:2022-05-26 Published:2022-05-26

Abstract:

Chitosan (CS)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/snail mucus (SM) composite films were prepared through crosslin?king with vanillin using a casting method. The effect of CS/SM mass ratio on the optical properties, water vapor permeability, water vapor, oxygen barrier capability, and mechanical and biodegradable properties of the composite films were investigated using a thermogravimetric analyzer, a scanning electron microscope, and a universal material testing machine. The results indicated that the composite films were biodegradable and hydrophilic, and their properties were optimal when the volume ratio of CS solution to SM solution was set to 5/3, presenting an antioxidant activity of 87.51%. Comparing to pure CS film, the composite films showed a decrease not only in water vapor transmission rate by 75.16 % but also in opacity by 87.74 %. However, they showed an increase in tensile strength by16.03 % and in elongation at break by a factor of 28.26. The thermal stability of the composite films decreased with an increase in the proportion of SM. In addition, the composite films exhibited good compatibility at CS/SM volume ratios of 5/1, 5/2, and 5/3. The addition of SM endowed the composite films with good ductility and flexibility, whereas the addition of vanillin improved their tensile strength and antioxidant activity. The CS/PVA/SM composite films exhibit potential prospects in the application for food packaging.

Key words: chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), snail mucus, vanillin, food packaging

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