Development of active agents filled polylactic acid films for food packaging application

The growing global awareness for environmental protection has inspired the exploration on producing active packaging films from bio-based materials. In present work, three types of active agents were studied by incorporating thymol(T), kesum(K), and curry(C) (10% wt.) into polylactic acid (PLA) to p...

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Published in:International journal of biological macromolecules 2020-11, Vol.163, p.1451-1457
Main Authors: Mohamad, Nurzia, Mazlan, Mazween Mohamad, Tawakkal, Intan Syafinaz Mohamed Amin, Talib, Rosnita A., Kian, Lau Kia, Fouad, H., Jawaid, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry
Aspergillus - drug effects
Escherichia coli - drug effects
Essential oil
Food Packaging - methods
Meat preservation
Permeability
Polyesters - chemistry
Polylactic acid
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Steam
Thermal behavior
Thymol - chemistry
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Summary:The growing global awareness for environmental protection has inspired the exploration on producing active packaging films from bio-based materials. In present work, three types of active agents were studied by incorporating thymol(T), kesum(K), and curry(C) (10% wt.) into polylactic acid (PLA) to produce PLA-10T, PLA-10K, and PLA10-C packaging films via solvent casting method. The morphology, functional chemistry, thermal stability, permeability, and antimicrobial properties were evaluated for PLA films. Functional chemical analysis confirmed the presence of interfacial bonding between aromatic groups of active agents and PLA carbonyl group. PLA-10K exhibited the highest thermal resistance comparing to PLA-10T and PLA-10C while water vapor barrier was enhanced after incorporation of active agents. Qualitative observation had indicated that chicken meat could be preserved in the active films until 15 days, while odourless and firm texture properties retained in food sample. For disc diffusion assay (in vitro), it showed positive results against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) whereas with negative results against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) and Aspergillus Brasiliensis due to embedded active agents within PLA matrix. We concluded that produced active agents filled PLA films potential to use in food packaging application to enhance the shelf life of meats, fruits and vegetables product. [Display omitted] •Fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA) film with active agent for food preservation.•Incorporation of thymol, kesum, and curry oils into PLA matrix via solvent casting.•Smooth cross-section feature showcased by thymol and kesum integrated PLA film.•Stable thermo-molecular changing behavior between kesum and PLA.•Long-lasting time for chicken meat preservation in active agents filled PLA films.
ISSN:0141-8130
1879-0003
DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.209