Research Article

Nanofibrillated Cellulose and Copper Nanoparticles Embedded in Polyvinyl Alcohol Films for Antimicrobial Applications

Table 2

Preparation of the PVA/TNFC-copper nanoparticles nanocomposite films.

CompositionSample code
PVA/TNFC-Cu0.4PVA/TNFC-Cu0.5PVA/TNFC-Cu0.6PVA/TNFC-Cu0.7

PVA (g)10 10 10 10
TNFC-copper nanoparticles (1) (mL)30
TNFC-copper nanoparticles (2) (mL)30
TNFC-copper nanoparticles (3) (mL)30
TNFC-copper nanoparticles (4) (mL)30
Copper content within final films (wt. %)0.40.50.60.7