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Preparation and Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Chitosan Loaded Methylcellulose-Based Biodegradable Films: Effects of Gamma Radiation

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Chitosan (0.1–1%, w/w), dissolved in 2% acetic acid solution, was added into 1% methylcellulose (MC)-based formulation containing 0.5% vegetable oil, 0.25% glycerol and 0.025% Tween®80. Films were prepared by casting. Puncture strength (PS), puncture deformation (PD), viscoelasticity coefficient and water vapour permeability (WVP) of the films were measured. The PS value of 312 N/mm was observed for MC-based films containing 0.25% chitosan. Values of PD, viscoelasticity coefficient and WVP of these films were 5.0 mm, 44.1%, and 6.0 g mm/m2 day kPa, respectively. The MC-based films containing 0.25% chitosan were also exposed to gamma radiation (0.5–50 kGy). The PS of the treated films decreased significantly from 312 at 0 kGy to 201 N/mm when treated at a dose of 50 kGy. However, WVP values were not affected by increasing irradiation the dose used. The Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy supported the molecular interactions due to addition of chitosan in MC-based films. Thermo gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetric experiments showed that thermal properties of the films were significantly improved by chitosan loading. Surface topography of the films was studied by scanning electron microscopy and found rougher due to chitosan addition.

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Acknowledgments

The research was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the province of Quebec (PSIA Program) and by a grant from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the fellowship financial support to Ruhul A. Khan’s training. IAEA is also acknowledged for financial support: Research Agreement No. 14756. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), le Fond de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT) and BSA Food Ingredients s.e.c/l.p supported Dominic Dussault through the Industrial Innovation Scholarships BMP Innovation. The authors would like to thanks Nordion Inc. and Canadian Irradiation Center for irradiation procedures, and Winpak Division Ltd for providing packaging in irradiation procedures. The Authors highly appreciate SEM support from Mrs. Line Mongeon, Technician of Biomedical Engineering Department and the Facility Electron Microscopy Research FEMR, at McGill University.

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  1. Research Laboratories in Sciences Applied to Food, Canadian Irradiation Center (CIC), INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, University of Quebec, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada

    Ruhul A. Khan, Stephane Salmieri, Dominic Dussault & Monique Lacroix

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B2, Canada

    Nathalie Tufenkji, Jorge Uribe-Calderon & Musa R. Kamal

  3. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, POB: 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria

    Agnes Safrany

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Khan, R.A., Salmieri, S., Dussault, D. et al. Preparation and Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Chitosan Loaded Methylcellulose-Based Biodegradable Films: Effects of Gamma Radiation. J Polym Environ 20, 43–52 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-011-0336-y

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