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. 2022 Apr 19;12(5):442. doi: 10.3390/membranes12050442

Table 2.

Physical and mechanical properties of marine gelatin-based film.

Gelatin Film Physical Properties Mechanical Properties References
Thickness (mm) Color Light Transmission (nm) Light Transparency
(%)
Water Vapor Transmission Rate (g/m s Pa) Thermal Biodegradation Rate (%) Tensile Strength (MPa) Elongation at Break (EAB) (%)
L* a* b* 200–280 350–800 Tm/Tmax (°C)
Marine composite film Unicorn leatherjacket skin/bergamot essential oil - 79.59–83.20 0.55–2.10 5.26–6.62 - - - - - - - - [97]
Unicorn leatherjacket skin/lemongrass essential oil - 83.51–86.72 0.29–0.83 4.16–5.79 - - - - - - - - [97]
Cold fish skin/ silver-copper nanoparticles - 30.21–52.64 −0.76–2.26 7.74–13.44 - - - - - - - - [98]
Tilapia skin/ epigallocatechin gallate - 89.06–89.36 −1.39–(−1.35) 1.79–1.88 - - - - - - - - [99]
Tilapia skin/ginger essential oils - 89.84–90.53 −2.83–(−1.88) 4.00–12.23 0.00–17.85 26.51–86.97 1.60–3.02 1.88–2.61 × 10−11 - - 18.58–35.73 41.70–72.03 [100]
Tilapia skin/turmeric root essential oils - 90.04–90.92 −2.98–(−2.20) 6.34–13.43 0.00–0.70 13.44–87.12 1.45–1.63 1.89–2.48 × 10−11 - - 23.34–34.04 42.79–72.08 [100]
Tilapia skin/plai essential oils - 90.25–91.11 −3.02–(−1.98) 5.39–11.62 0.00–2.39 14.63–88.23 1.49–2.17 2.45–2.91 × 10−11 - - 17.20–32.06 44.96–74.68 [100]
Fish skin/ Ziziphora clinopodioides essential
oil
0.06 87.26 −1.58 13.22 - - - - - - - - [80]
Fish skin/grape seed extract 0.06 55.12 16.77 12.57 - - - - - - - - [80]
Cold water fish skin/ haskap berries extract 0.05 75.55–90.35 1.32–9.09 −4.47–(−1.48) - - - 5.96–7.14 × 10−11 - - 46.70–51.50 2.87–3.69 [50]
Tilapia skin/bergamot essential oil - - - - 0.00–19.34 40.34–74.71 4.28–4.45 3.15–3.22 × 10−11 - - - - [101]
Tilapia skin/kaffir lime essential oil - - - - 0.00–23.51 47.52–68.32 2.08–2.09 2.95–3.38 x 10−11 - - - - [101]
Tilapia skin/lemon essential oil - - - - 0.00–22.26 42.35–66.58 5.31–5.46 2.81–2.85 × 10−11 - - - - [101]
Tilapia skin/lime essential oil - - - - 0.00–26.01 49.25–69.37 5.46–5.66 2.91–3.37 × 10−11 - - - - [101]
Silver carp skin/green tea extract - - - - 0.01–0.09 6.20–77.80 4.09–4.23 - - - - - [102]
Tuna skin/ Soloyo Grande murta leaves extract - - - - - - - 7.97 × 10−13 - - - - [103]
Tuna skin/ Soloyo Grande murta leaves - - - - - - - 5.08 × 10−13 - - - - [103]
Cold water fish skin/ Origanum vulgare L. essential oil 0.07–0.09 - - - - - - 1.35–1.90 × 10−10 - - 3.28–6.72 87.20–151.82 [78]
Fish skin/ peppermint essential oils 0.12–0.13 - - - - - - - - - - - [49]
Fish skin/ citronella essential oils 0.12–0.13 - - - - - - - - - - - [49]
Tilapia skin/25,50,75 and 100% palm oil 0.06–0.12 - - - - - - - 117.77–123.52 - - - [81]
Tilapia skin/basil - - - - - - - - 74.83–77.92 - - - [104]
Tilapia skin/citronella - - - - - - - - 7.58–83.08 - - - [104]
Golden carp skin/ palm oil - - - - - - - - 107.60 - - - [105]
Golden carp skin/ squalene rich fraction from shark liver - - - - - - - - 110.08–123.79 - - - [105]
Tilapia skin/basil essential oil 0.06–0.07 - - - - - - - - - 14.11–14.66 94.20–127.16 [106]
Tilapia skin/palm oil - - - - - - - - - - 11.95–21.81 104.95–143.19 [106]
Silver carp skin/cinnamon essential oil - - - - - - - - - - - - [85]
Carp skin/furcellaran - - - - - - - - - - - 68.29 [107]
Carp skin/furcellaran/rosemary extract - - - - - - - - - - - 69.63–75.71 [107]
Fish bone gelatin/chitosan/tapioca flour - - - - - - - - - 8.48–99.84 - - [108]
Grey triggerfish skin/blood orange peel pectin 0.10 - - - 0.01–0.70 12.68–95.70 1.12–1.57 1.54 × 10−10 - - - - [79]
Marine skin Tilapia skin - - - - - - - - - - - - [109]
Tilapia skin - 90.32 −1.52 1.68 - - - - - - - - [99]
Tilapia skin - 90.57 −1.58 2.15 0.01–40.73 - 1.20 - - - 43.62 - [100]
Cold fish skin - 90.52 −1.30 2.81 - - - - - - - - [98]
Fish skin 0.05 91.42 −2.51 15.88 - - - - - - - - [80]
Cold water fish skin 0.05 94.25 −0.80 −1.68 - - - - - - - - [50]
Silver carp skin - - - - - 74.33–89.58 0.05 - - - - - [110]
Silver carp skin - - - - 0.04–13.80 58.70–85.40 2.86 - - - - - [102]
Fish skin - - - - 0.01–26.57 - - - - - - - [93]
Big-eye snapper skin - - - - - 69.30–84.80 - - 53.14–96.42 - - - [3]
Brownstripe red snapper skin - - - - - 73.20–85.10 - - 59.89–100.28 - - - [3]
Tilapia skin - - - - - 79.94–88.43 2.14–2.15 - - - - - [101]
Tuna skin - - - - - - - 6.0 × 10−13 - - - - [103])
Cold water fish skin 0.06 - - - - - - 1.99 × 10−10 - - 10.57 44.71 [78]
Tilapia skin 0.05 - - - - - - 2.54 × 10−11 117.43 - - 44.09 [81]
Giant catfish skin - - - - - - - - 76.50 - - - [111]
Tilapia skin - - - - - - - - 76.92 - - - [104]
Golden carp skin - - - - - - - - 124.45 - - - [105]
Warm-water Tilapia skin - - - - - - - - - - - - [25]
Cold water fish skin - - - - - - - - - - - 76.73 [112]
Fish skin 0.12 - - - - - - - - - - - [49]
Silver carp skin - - - - - - - - - - 29.03 - [85]
Cold water fish skin - - - - - - - - - - - 2.96 [50]
Grey triggerfish skin 0.08 - - - 0.01 28.36–90.50 1.09 2.05 × 10−10 - - 6.23 10.47 [79]

Tmax: temperature, at which sample lost maximum of its weight; Tm: melting point. The CIELAB, or CIE L* a* b*, color system represents quantitative relationship of colors on three axes: L* value indicates lightness, and a* and b* are chromaticity coordinates.