Mechanical and Thermal Evaluation of Carrageenan/Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose Biocomposite Incorporated with Modified Starch Corroborated by Molecular Interaction Recognition

• Main Authors: Nur Amalina, Ramli, Fatmawati, Adam, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Noor Fitrah, Abu Bakar, Ries, Michael E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ACS Publication 2022
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37100/1/Ramli%202022_Applied%20Polymer%20Materials.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37100/; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01426; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01426

Vegetarian hard capsule has attracted surging demand as an alternative to gelatin; however, only few have been commercialized. Carrageenan extracted from seaweed has the potential to be utilized as a hard capsule material. Improving the mechanical and thermal properties of carrageenan biocomposite i...