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. 2012 Feb 18;51(7):1326–1333. doi: 10.1007/s13197-012-0652-9

Table 2.

Water vapor permeability, water solubility, and swelling property of fish gelatin films with ribose and lactose sugar added and subjected to UV irradiation v

Sample WVP p (g mm/m2h kPa) WS q (%) SP r (%)
FG w (control) 0.33 ± 0.090 d 92.9 ± 5.75 f 123.0 ± 7.23 b
FG + UV x 0.29 ± 0.150 c 93.3 ± 1.49 f 132.6 ± 17.11 c
FG 1% L y 0.20 ± 0.090 a 87.0 ± 3.59 e DS s
FG 1% L UV 0.20 ± 0.020 a 99.4 ± 0.08 h DS
FG 2% L y 0.29 ± 0.040 c 78.3 ± 18.10 d DS
FG 2% L UV 0.25 ± 0.050 b 98.1 ± 1.73 g DS
FG 1% R z 0.29 ± 0.020 c 67.7 ± 10.40 c 356.9 ± 15.90 e
FG 1% R UV 0.24 ± 0.220 b 36.9 ± 5.10 a 104.6 ± 8.60 a
FG 2% R 0.24 ± 0.040 b 39.8 ± 7.48 a 550.7 ± 5.50 e
FG 2% R UV 0.26 ± 0.030 b 41.9 ± 5.47 b 216.9 ± 7.50 d

vValues with different letters in the same column were significantly different (p < 0.05) from each other; values are the means of three replicates ± standard deviation (S.D.)

w FG Fish gelatin; x UV ultraviolet radiation; y L Lactose; z R Ribose

p WVP Water vapor permeability; q WS, water solubility; r SP, swelling properties

s DS dissolved