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Published on: March 1, 2016
Anchor and bridge functions of APTES layer on interface between hydrophilic starch films and hydrophobic soyabean oil
Ying Chen1, Qingfei Duan2, Jian Zhu2
1Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, Science Drive 2, 117542, Singapore.
Abstract:
One of the well-recognized weaknesses of starch-based materials is their sensitivity to moisture, which limits their expanding applications. Natural materials, soyabean oils have been used as a coating for starch film, but the poor interface between hydrophilic starch and hydrophobic soyabean oil needs to be improved. In this work, (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) was used to reinforce the bonding between starch matrix and the coating of bio-based acrylated epoxidized soyabean oil (AESO). Study results show that APTES interacted effectively with both starch films via hydrogen bonding, and chemical bonds with AESO through the Michael addition reaction. Pull adhesion and cross-cutting tests demonstrated that the interfacial adhesion was significantly improved after treating their surface with APTES. The interfacial adhesion strength increased over 4 times after treating with 1.6 wt% APTES. The starch films treated with APTES and AESO coating were intact after soaking in water for more than 2 h.
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