Preparation and characterization of chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blended films: Mechanical, thermal and surface investigation

• Main Authors: El-Hefian, Esam A., Mahmoud Nasef, Mohamed, Yahaya, Abdul Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2011
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29373/1/MohamedMahmoudNasef2011_PreparationandCharacterizationofChitosan.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29373/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/969062

In this study, blends of chitosan (CS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (CS/PVA) having various proportions were prepared and characterized by universal mechanical tester, the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and contact angle measurements. Studying the mechanical properties of the films showed th...