Strategies and Methodologies for Improving Toughness of Starch Films
Yiwen Yang, Jun Fu, Qingfei Duan, Huifang Xie, Xinyi Dong, Long Yu, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc · 2024
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Description
Yiwen Yang and six co-authors review ways to make starch films tougher, in a paper from twenty twenty-four. Films from starch attract interest because they break down in nature, can be eaten, and could wrap food or form medicine capsules. Their weak point is brittleness, worst when dry, as starch stiffens again and softeners drift.
The review covers the films' fine structure and phase changes first. It then surveys fixes: softeners matched to starch's chemistry, chemical tweaks that block recrystallization, and reinforcements such as nano-sized plant fibers that lift strength markedly. The authors close by naming the limits of current methods and the most promising directions for tougher, still-green films.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yiwen Yang, Jun Fu, Qingfei Duan, Huifang Xie, Xinyi Dong, Long Yu, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |