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ArticlePolymers2025

Structure-Properties Correlations of PVA-Cellulose Based Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Applications.

Konstantinos Papapetros, Georgios N Mathioudakis, Dionysios Vroulias, Nikolaos Koutroumanis, George A Voyiatzis, Konstantinos S Andrikopoulos

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Konstantinos PapapetrosFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Science (ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, 265 04 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0009-0002-3507-4934
Georgios N MathioudakisFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Science (ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, 265 04 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3005-1795
Dionysios VrouliasFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Science (ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, 265 04 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8538-9523
Nikolaos KoutroumanisApplication Driven Research & Innovative Engineering (ADRINE), Patras Science Park, Stadiou Street, Platani, 265 04 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7084-671X
George A VoyiatzisFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Science (ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, 265 04 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3001-2278
Konstantinos S AndrikopoulosFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Science (ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, 265 04 Patras, Greece.

Funding

Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE T2EDK-01394
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bio-nanocomposites based on poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and cellulosic nanostructures are favorable for active food packaging applications. The current study systematically investigates the mechanical properties, gas permeation, and swelling parameters of PVA composites with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) or nano lignocellulose (NLC) fibers. Alterations in these macroscopic properties, which are critical for food packaging applications, are correlated with structural information at the molecular level. Strong interactions between the fillers and polymer host matrix were observed, while the PVA crystallinity exhibited a maximum at ~1% loading. Finally, the orientation of the PVA nanocrystals in the uniaxially stretched samples was found to depend non-monotonically on the CNC loading and draw ratio. Concerning the macroscopic properties of the composites, the swelling properties were reduced for the D1 food simulant, while for water, a considerable decrease was observed only when high NLC loadings were involved. Furthermore, although the water vapor transmission rates are roughly similar for all samples, the CO

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active food packaginglignocellulosenanocellulosenanocompositesPVA

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PMID40732789
PMCPMC12299579

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