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. 2021 Jul 16;13(14):2337. doi: 10.3390/polym13142337

Table 1.

Properties of bio-based and biodegradable polymer films derived from muscle proteins.

Fish Waste Source (Starting Material) Protein Type and Content (%) T (mm) TS (MPa) EAB (%) WVP (× 10−11 g m−1 s−1 Pa−1) S (%) Ref.
Whitemouth croaker myofibrillar 0.132 5.41 251 2.5 31 [41]
Yellow stripe trevally protein isolate/gelatin blend 0.036 13.98 64 3.3 42 [42]
Argentine anchovy protein isolate 0.113 0.6 28 11.6 45 [45]
King weakfish myofibrillar/gelatin blend 0.106 6.5 384 2.7 27 [144]
Gilded catfish myofibrillar
proteins
0.033 4.9 178 6.4 19 [12]
Sardine proteins from bones, heads, guts, and fins 0.21 0.34 - - [145]
Tilapia myofibrillar protein/sorbitol 0.014 12.5 66 3.0 63 [48]
Catfish 0.17 1.27 88 7.7 15 [4]
Silver carp myofibrillar/glycerol/tannic acid 0.06 3.9 94 15 2 [44]
Whitemouth croaker 10% 0.114 4.2 28 8.6 100 [139]
PVC film - 0.010 46.9 268 3.1 - [46]

T: Thickness; TS = Tensile strength; EAB: elongation at break; WVP: water vapor permeability, S: solubility.