Carbohydrate polymers 2013-02-15

Biodegradable multilayer barrier films based on alginate/polyethyleneimine and biaxially oriented poly(lactic acid).

Chun-Hong Gu, Jia-Jun Wang, Yang Yu, Hui Sun, Ning Shuai, Bing Wei

Index: Carbohydr. Polym. 92(2) , 1579-85, (2013)

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Abstract

A layer-by-layer (LBL) approach was used to assemble alternating layers of sodium alginate (ALG)/polyethyleneimine (PEI) on biaxially oriented poly(lactic acid) (BOPLA) films in order to produce bio-based all-polymer thin films with low gas permeability. Increasing the depositing of ALG and PEI from 0 to 30 layers results in large thickness variations (from 0 to 3.92 μm). After 30 ALG/PEI layers are deposited, the resulting assembly has an OTR of 1.22 cm(3)/(m(2) day atm). When multiplied by thickness, the resulting oxygen permeability (OP) is found to be less than 3.8×10(-17) cm(3) cm/cm(2) s Pa, which is almost 3 orders of magnitude lower than that of uncoated BOPLA film (1.8×10(-14) cm(3)cm/cm(2) s Pa). At the same time, the resulting multilayer-coated BOPLA films maintain high optical clarity and tensile properties. This unique barrier thin film has become a promising alternative to non-biodegradable synthetic food packaging materials.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Related Compounds

  • Sodium alginate
  • DL-Lactic Acid
  • β-D-Mannopyranuro...
  • Calcium alginate

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