Production of Thermoplastic Starch-<i>Aloe vera</i> Gel Film with High Tensile Strength and Improved Water Solubility

Production of Thermoplastic Starch-<i>Aloe vera</i> Gel Film with High Tensile Strength and Improved Water Solubility

Biodegradable film packaging made from thermoplastic starch (TPS) has low mechanical performance and high water solubility, which is incomparable with synthetic films. In this work, <i>Aloe vera</i> (AV) gel and plasticized soluble potato starch were utilised to improve the mechanical st...

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Main Authors: Siti Fatma Abd Karim, Juferi Idris, Junaidah Jai, Mohibah Musa, Ku Halim Ku Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
polymer characterization
thermoplastic starch
<i>Aloe vera</i> gel
crosslinker
biodegradable film
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/19/4213

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