Chitosan Associated with the Extract of Unripe Banana Peel for Potential Wound Dressing Application

Table 1

Thermal properties of raw materials and membranes: melting temperature and enthalpy of fusion of chitosan, unripe banana peel powder, and membranes obtained by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Crystallinity degree () of membranes calculated by (1).

Sample/property	Chitosan	Banana peel	CB0	CB1	CB3
(°C)	85.08	77.74	82.21	82.56	82.27
(J/g)	473.0	344.7	493.6	383.7	490.8
(%)	—	—	52.18	40.56	51.88