Research Article

High-Performance Biocomposite Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Films Modified with Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs), Tannic Acid (TA), and Chitosan (CS) for Food Packaging

Table 1

The effect of different ratios (PVA/CNCs/TA/CS) on the tensile strength and elongation at break of PVA films.

FilmsTensile strength (MPa)Elongation at break (%)

PVAaa
PVA/1%CNCabb
PVA/3%CNCbc
PVA/5%CNCbd
PVA/7%CNCbd
PVA/9%CNCabc
PVA/5%CNC/2%TAbe
PVA/5%CNC/4%TAbcf
PVA/5%CNC/6%TAcf
PVA/5%CNC/8%TAcb
PVA/5%CNC/10%TAcg
PVA/5%CNC/8%TA/5%CSba
PVA/5%CNC/8%TA/10%CSbf
PVA/5%CNC/8%TA/20%CSbg

Note: means with the same letter in the same column are not significantly different at the 0.05 probability level.