Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposite of Chitosan/Gelatin and Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Packaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles
2.3. Characterization of ZnO NPs
2.4. Fabrication of Hybrid Nanocomposite Film
2.5. Characterization of Nanocomposite Films
2.5.1. Thickness and Mechanical Properties
2.5.2. Microstructural Analysis
2.5.3. Infrared Spectroscopy
2.5.4. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
2.6. Antimicrobial Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles
3.2. Characterization of Hybrid Films
3.2.1. Textural Properties
3.2.2. Surface Morphology
3.2.3. FTIR Analysis
3.2.4. Thermal Stability
3.3. Antimicrobial Study
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Hybrid Films | Thickness (µm) | TS (MPa) | EAB (%) |
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CH/GL (control) | 84.53 a ± 1.83 | 32.02 c ± 0.78 | 20.24 a ± 0.08 |
CH/GL/ZnO (1%) | 86.35 a,b ± 2.97 | 29.45 b ± 0.59 | 24.03 b ± 0.29 |
CH/GL/ZnO (2%) | 92.32 c ± 1.02 | 30.87 b ± 0.09 | 27.53 c ± 0.96 |
CH/GL/ZnO (4%) | 88.61 b ± 0.98 | 26.39 a ± 0.72 | 35.65 d ± 0.71 |
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Kumar, S.; Mudai, A.; Roy, B.; Basumatary, I.B.; Mukherjee, A.; Dutta, J. Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposite of Chitosan/Gelatin and Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Packaging. Foods 2020, 9, 1143. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091143
Kumar S, Mudai A, Roy B, Basumatary IB, Mukherjee A, Dutta J. Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposite of Chitosan/Gelatin and Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Packaging. Foods. 2020; 9(9):1143. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091143
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumar, Santosh, Abhinab Mudai, Barnali Roy, Indra Bhusan Basumatary, Avik Mukherjee, and Joydeep Dutta. 2020. "Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposite of Chitosan/Gelatin and Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Food Packaging" Foods 9, no. 9: 1143. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091143