Summary of the mechanical properties of developed active films incorporated with emulsion-based systems.

Film matrix	Water vapor permeability (g m−1 s−1 Pa−1) × 10−10	Thickness (μm)	Tensile strength (MPa)	Young's modulus (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)	Puncture force (N)	Ref.
Alginate thyme oil	2.2	46	6.5	3.2	—	8.2	Acevedo-Fani et al.107
Alginate lemongrass oil	2.1	42	4.8	7.8	—	8.5	Acevedo-Fani et al.107
Alginate sage oil	1.9	38	5	4	—	9.5	Acevedo-Fani et al.107
Low methyl ester pectin	2.2	—	6	125	139.3	—	Otoni et al.108
High methyl ester pectin	2.7	—	7.62	74.42	169.6	—	Otoni et al.108
Isolated soy protein	2.8	112	—	—	—	—	Otoni et al.109
Isolated soy protein	2.8	111	—	—	—	—	Otoni et al.109
Methylcellulose	—	—	6.1	56.79	34.08	—	Otoni et al.108
Methylcellulose	—	—	7.6	72.94	54.77	—	Otoni et al.108
Quinoa protein/chitosan	4.6	112	2.9	—	97.7	—	Robledo et al.111
Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose	—	239.2–233.4	19.3–22.6	64–62.5	9.02–14.2	—	Moghimi et al.115
Sodium alginate and mandarin fiber	8.4–10	—	—	—	—	—	Artiga-Artigas et al.133
Chitosan (MWa = 278 kDa)	3.9	61	7.6	0.26	12.61	—	Chen et al.110
Chitosan (MW = 190–310 kDa)	0.11–0.12	140	48–5	15.1–16.4	—	—	Haghju et al.112
Sodium caseinate	3.53	180	0.34	1	148	—	Montes-de-Oca-Avalos et al.116
Chitosan (MW = 186 kDa)	1.73–1.97	86–100	17.7–25.9	—	14.94–19.49	—	Wu et al.138
Gelatin	—	110–120	4.9	95.7	4.9	—	Boelter and Brandelli113
Casein	—	75–90	1	5.3	143.7	—	Boelter and Brandelli113

^aMolecular weight.