Table 2.
Moisture content (MC), water solubility (WS) and Water Vapor Transmission Ratio (WVTR) of unmodified alginate films and films modified with melanin and melanin with nanoparticles.
| Sample | MC (%) | WS (%) | WVTR (g/(m2 × Day)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALG | 11.61 ± 0.22 a | 79.70 ± 11.26 a | 1589.70 ± 54.96 a |
| ALG + 0.10% MEL | 14.93 ± 3.14 bA | 73.54 ± 14.05 bA | 1240.92 ± 145.23 bA |
| ALG + 0.25% MEL | 12.20 ± 1.27 aB | 73.65 ± 5.93 bA | 1160.92 ± 284.22 bA |
| ALG + 0.50% MEL | 11.34 ± 0.31 aB | 75.68 ± 9.64 bA | 1117.23 ± 285.85 bA |
| ALG + 0.10% MEL + nZnO | 13.20 ± 0.24 aA | 69.37 ± 3.86 bA | 1549.44 ± 129.52 aA |
| ALG + 0.25% MEL + nZnO | 12.78 ± 0.62 aA | 72.28 ± 1.52 bA | 1503.18 ± 92.62 aA |
| ALG + 0.50% MEL + nZnO | 12.64 ± 0.40 aA | 73.23 ± 2.50 bA | 1463.20 ± 116.17 aA |
| ALG + 0.10% MEL + nAg | 10.96 ± 1.42 aA | 61.92 ± 1.68 bA | 1393.13 ± 89.11 bA |
| ALG + 0.25% MEL + nAg | 10.97 ± 0.03 aA | 66.66 ± 3.97 bA | 1341.85 ± 173.89 bA |
| ALG + 0.50% MEL + nAg | 11.61 ± 0.29 aA | 69.79 ± 2.19 bA | 1229.34 ± 57.05 bA |
Values are means ± standard deviation. Means with different lowercase (a–c) are significantly different at p < 0.05 (compared to control), means with different uppercase (A–B) are significantly different at p < 0.05 (compared to other variants within groups).