Effect of Amylopectin Content on Mechanical, Barrier and Thermal Properties of Plasticized Starch/Chitosan Films
2023
Marilia M. Horn | Virginia C. A. Martins | Ana M. G. Plepis
Mechanical, barrier, and thermal properties of films based on blends of corn starch and chitosan plasticized with ethylene glycol, glycerol, and sorbitol were investigated. Starch amylopectin variation was explored, and contents of 100% and 73% were employed to blend with chitosan and polyols. The findings showed that high amylopectin content has a significant effect (<i>p</i> < 0.05), resulting in films with lower tensile strength (TS) and reduced water vapor permeability (<i>WVP</i>). On the other hand, the incorporation of polyols showed a significantly high (<i>p</i> < 0.05) elongation at break (EB) for films plasticized with glycerol and sorbitol at high amylopectin content. For chitosan/73% amylopectin film, the addition of plasticizers exhibited no significant difference (<i>p</i> < 0.05) among the samples for TS and <i>WVP</i> results. The amylopectin content played no influence in the degradation stability of the films measured by thermogravimetry (TGA). However, amylopectin content influences the endothermic peak temperature observed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. A reduction of about 15 °C was noticed for the film prepared with high amylopectin content, a behavior correlated to its amorphous structure, capable of retaining more water than a crystalline region.
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