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Ruoyi Xu1, Lijun Xia1, Qun Tang1
1Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, PR China.
Abstract:
A spindle-like Cu-based framework (Cu-Trp, Trp = L-Tryptophan) nanocrystal with ammonia-responsiveness was fabricated via simple aqueous solution approach, and it was subsequently explored as a functional compatibilizer of carboxymethyl starch/polyvinyl alcohol (CMS/PVA) blend toward constructing high-performance intelligent packaging films. The results showed that incorporation of Cu-Trp nanocrystal into CMS/PVA blend resulted in significant promotions regarding to the compatibility, mechanical strength (42.92 MPa), UV-blocking (with UV transmittance of only 2.4%), and water vapor barrier effectiveness of the blend film. Besides, the constructed CMS/PVA/Cu-Trp nanocomposite film exhibited superb long-term color stability, favorable antibacterial capacity (over 98.0%) toward both E. coli and S. aureus bacteria, as well as color change ability under ammonia environment. Importantly, the application trial confirmed that the CMS/PVA/Cu-Trp nanocomposite film is capable of visually monitoring shrimp spoilage during storage. These results implied that the CMS/PVA/Cu-Trp nanocomposite film holds tremendous potential as an intelligent active packaging material.
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