Research Article

Biodegradable Films Based on Gelatin and Montmorillonite Produced by Spreading

Table 1

Average thickness, moisture content, and contact angle of the films (± standard deviation) prepared with 5 g of gelatin/100 g NFS and different MMT concentrations.

MMT (g of montmorillonite/
100 g of gelatin)
Thickness (mm)Moisture content (%)Angle with upper surface (°)

00.071 ± 0.007a20.4 ± 1.4a90.3 ± 10.7a
50.077 ± 0.005b18.3 ± 1.1b94.6 ± 2.2a
100.080 ± 0.010b17.3 ± 0.9b82.9 ± 8.0a

Values with different characters differ significantly in the same column ().