Effect of pH on the Mechanical Properties of Single-Biopolymer Mucilage (

Opuntia ficus-indica alginate biopolymer films cactus pear mucilage cross-linked mechanical properties pH packaging pectin polymer concentration

Journal

Polymers
ISSN: 2073-4360
Titre abrégé: Polymers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545357

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 04 08 2023
revised: 28 11 2023
accepted: 05 12 2023
medline: 23 12 2023
pubmed: 23 12 2023
entrez: 23 12 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Pectin and alginate are well-established biopolymers used in natural film development. Single-polymer mucilage films were developed from freeze-dried native mucilage powder of two cultivars, 'Algerian' and 'Morado', and the films' mechanical properties were compared to single-polymer pectin and alginate films developed from commercially available pectin and alginate powders. The casting method prepared films forming solutions at 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% (

Identifiants

pubmed: 38139892
pii: polym15244640
doi: 10.3390/polym15244640
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Auteurs

Brandon Van Rooyen (B)

Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

Maryna De Wit (M)

Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

Gernot Osthoff (G)

Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

Johan Van Niekerk (J)

Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

Arno Hugo (A)

Department of Animal Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.

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