Title
Preparation and characterization of polysaccharide films from the cyanobacteria Nostoc commune
Date Issued
01 November 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Smithers Rapra
Abstract
Nostoc Commune bacteria release a variety of polysaccharides into the culture medium during cell growth. In this paper we report, for the first time, the use of these polysaccharides as a raw material for the preparation of biopolymeric films. The structural characterization of the films prepared was assessed by FTIR and 1H-NMR. XRD and thermal analysis tests showed that these films are amorphous and have a glass transition temperature of -25°C. Tensile tests showed that NCP films displayed a similar mechanical behavior in comparison with other natural biopolymer films. These results suggest that these NCP films can be used for the development of new biopolymeric materials with potential applications in the food and biomedical industries.
Start page
133
End page
150
Volume
8
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85034751838
Source
Polymers from Renewable Resources
ISSN of the container
20412479
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