Table 2.

Physical properties of chitosan (medium molecular weight) films with Thymus capitatus essential oil

TCEO (v/v) in film solution (%)	Thickness (mm)	Moisture content (%)	Solubility in water (%)	Water contact angle (°)
Control	0.048 ± 0.002a	47.78 ± 0.09a	14.32 ± 0.42a	43.03 ± 1.70a
CS-OEO 0.5	0.052 ± 0.005a	36.81 ± 0.07b	12.66 ± 0.20b	72.53 ± 1.23b
CS-OEO 1.0	0.059 ± 0.001b	30.91 ± 0.06c	9.69 ± 0.17c	77.37 ± 2.00c
CS-OEO 1.5	0.066 ± 0.002c	26.29 ± 0.04d	9.49 ± 0.26c	86.19 ± 2.11d

Values correspond to mean ± standard deviation. Different superscript letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05)