title: Water-soluble nanocrystalline cellulose films with highly transparent and oxygen barrier properties.
abstract: By mixing a guar gum (GG) solution with a nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) dispersion using a novel circular casting technology, we manufactured biodegradable films as packaging materials with improved optical and mechanical properties. These films could act as barriers for oxygen and could completely dissolve in water within 5 h. We also compared the effect of nanocomposite films and commercial food packaging materials on the preservation of food.
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
authors.forename: Shaoling
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China and Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology and CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China. chart@nanoctr.cn xingyujiang@nanoctr.cn.
authors.forename: Yapei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology and CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China. chart@nanoctr.cn xingyujiang@nanoctr.cn.
authors.forename: Ruitao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China and Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology and CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China. chart@nanoctr.cn xingyujiang@nanoctr.cn.
authors.forename: Jinliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Engineering Research Center for BioNanotechnology and CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for NanoScience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China. chart@nanoctr.cn xingyujiang@nanoctr.cn.
authors.forename: Xingyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000379:methods*; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005685:Galactans / Q000737:chemistry; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010539:Permeability; D053149:Plant Gums / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D012996:Solutions; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D002482:Cellulose; C007894:guar gum; D010100:Oxygen