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Biobased films from unconventionally sourced starch (Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth) and oregano essential oil (Lippia berlandieri Schauer): A look at their physicochemical properties

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Buffalo gourd root starch (BGRS) and Mexican oregano essential oil (OEO) were used to obtain bioplastic films. The effect of different concentrations of OEO (0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0% w/w in relation with starch) on the films physicochemical properties was evaluated. The additive inclusion significatively impacted on optical, mechanical, permeability, thermal, wettability, and morphological properties compared to the control, outstanding this effect on samples at low OEO concentrations (0.1 and 0.3% w/w respect to the BGRS), due to its component’s plasticizer capacity. FTIR analysis evidenced the different degrees of material’s components mixtures integration through the possible formation of hydrogen bonds to which the changes in the physicochemical properties of the obtained films could be attributed. SEM micrography showed an appropriated components integration for 0.1 and 0.5% OEO concentrations. According to their properties, these films may have a greater possibility to have practical applications, including food packaging.

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BGRS:

Buffalo gourd root starch

OEO:

Oregano essential oil

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Acknowledgments

Authors would like to thank Ing. Arturo Ramos Martínez and José Manuel Morales Xicohténcatl for the technical support provided in this work. The present study is a product of the Research Group in Carbohydrates, Packaging and Functional Foods (CEAF-Laboratory) of the CIAD-Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, led by Dr. Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Buenavista, C.P. 25315, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

    Francisco Hernández-Centeno, María Hernández-González & Haydee Yajaira López-De la Peña

  2. Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Periférico Francisco R. Almada Km 1, Zootecnia, C.P. 33820, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos

  3. Instituto de Tecnología e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Del Charro s/n, Col. Omega, Cd. Juárez, C.P. 32584, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González

  4. Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Unidad Cuauhtémoc, Laboratorio de Carbohidratos, Empaques y Alimentos Funcionales, Rio Conchos s/n, Col. Parque Industrial, Cd. Cuauhtémoc, Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 31570, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Claudio Rios-Velasco & Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores

  5. Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Enrique Reyna H. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, C.P. 25294, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

    Ana Margarita Rodríguez-Hernández

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Conceptualization: Francisco Hernández-Centeno and Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores; Methodology: Francisco Hernández-Centeno, Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores, María Hernández-González, Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos, Ana Margarita Rodríguez-Hernández and Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González. Formal analysis and investigation: Francisco Hernández-Centeno, Haydee Yajaira López-De la Peña, Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores, Ana Margarita Rodríguez-Hernández and Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González; Writing—original draft preparation: Francisco Hernández-Centeno; Writing—review and editing: Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores, María Hernández-González, Claudio Rios-Velasco and Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos. Funding acquisition: Francisco Hernández-Centeno; Supervision: Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores and María Hernández-González.

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Hernández-Centeno, F., Hernández-González, M., Tirado-Gallegos, J.M. et al. Biobased films from unconventionally sourced starch (Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth) and oregano essential oil (Lippia berlandieri Schauer): A look at their physicochemical properties. MRS Advances (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-024-00824-1

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