Table 1.
Young’s Modulus (YM), tensile strength (TS), elongation at break (EAB), water vapour permeability (WVP) and thickness of gelatin films and nanocomposite films incorporated with EECH at different levels
| Film Samples | YM (MPa) | TS (MPa) | EAB (%) | WVP (X10−11 g.m.m−2.s−1.Pa−1) | Thickness (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GF-0 % | 1048.03 ± 31.40bB | 41.93 ± 0.49bB | 7.90 ± 0.03bA | 2.76 ± 0.05aA | 0.048 ± 0.0053bA |
| GF-0.025 % | 1046.27 ± 5.89bB | 40.00 ± 0.66cC | 7.24 ± 0.13cdC | 2.09 ± 0.07gC | 0.049 ± 0.0004abA |
| GF-0.05 % | 1129.63 ± 25.58aA | 43.65 ± 0.68aA | 7.63 ± 0.01bcB | 1.79 ± 0.02iD | 0.050 ± 0.0009abA |
| GF-0.1 % | 1030.87 ± 34.09bB | 39.33 ± 0.80cC | 7.08 ± 0.11dCD | 2.10 ± 0.05gC | 0.049 ± 0.0003abA |
| GF-0.2 % | 977.69 ± 15.81cC | 35.61 ± 1.14ghD | 6.94 ± 0.30dD | 2.17 ± 0.09fBC | 0.050 ± 0.0001abA |
| GF-0.4 % | 923.98 ± 19.96dD | 34.97 ± 0.59hD | 6.16 ± 0.01eE | 2.25 ± 0.01eB | 0.049 ± 0.0002abA |
| NF-0 % | 1144.85 ± 1.75aA | 43.99 ± 0.48aA | 9.20 ± 0.12aA | 2.19 ± 0.02efD | 0.049 ± 0.0023abC |
| NF-0.025 % | 989.67 ± 6.19cC | 36.06 ± 0.02fghD | 7.57 ± 0.43bcBC | 2.50 ± 0.03cdB | 0.052 ± 0.0019aA |
| NF-0.05 % | 972.16 ± 2.64cC | 36.45 ± 0.38fgD | 7.61 ± 0.30bcBC | 2.56 ± 0.02bcA | 0.051 ± 0.0010aABC |
| NF-0.1 % | 1037.73 ± 12.73bB | 37.90 ± 0.99deBC | 7.95 ± 0.19bB | 2.59 ± 0.03bA | 0.050 ± 0.0013abBC |
| NF-0.2 % | 981.10 ± 17.68cC | 37.18 ± 0.82efCD | 7.89 ± 0.07bB | 2.44 ± 0.05dC | 0.051 ± 0.0014aABC |
| NF-0.4 % | 1044.60 ± 15.70bB | 38.82 ± 0.61cdB | 7.19 ± 0.50cdC | 1.94 ± 0.04hE | 0.052 ± 0.0001aAB |
Mean ± SD (n = 3).
Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences between the different groups (P < 0.05)
Different uppercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences in the same group (P < 0.05)