Preparation and characterization of sodium alginate-based edible film with antibacterial additive using lemongrass oil

• Main Authors: Farhana Othman,, Siti Nurdalili Idris,, Nor Atikah Husna Ahmad Nasir,, Mohd Azizi Nawawi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19139/1/13.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19139/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil2_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil2_2022.html

Sodium alginate films at various concentrations of glycerol (0.4, 0.6, and 0.8% v/v) were prepared and characterized. The thickness, water solubility (WS), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), tensile strength (TS), elongation at break (EB) and Young’s Modulus (YM) of the films were affected by the...