Table 7 Tensile strength, Young’s modulus and elongation edible films with 0.05% Cellulose nanocrystal/CNC; 0.07% CNC; 0.10% CNC; 0.25% CNC; 0.30% CNC; and 0.50% CNC.

From: Influence of cellulose nanocrystal formulations on the properties of pregelatinized cornstarch and cornmint essential oil films

Films

Tensile strength (Mpa)

Young modulus (Mpa)

Elongation (%)

C0.05

62.21 ± 9.48ab

66.91 ± 7.93ab

8.10 ± 5.04a

C0.07

70.92 ± 25.13ab

76.15 ± 26.65ab

7.66 ± 3.78ab

C0.10

83.01 ± 18.23a

87.48 ± 19.82a

5.28 ± 1.32ab

C0.25

88.45 ± 25.93a

91.87 ± 28.58a

3.50 ± 1.79ab

C0.30

77.10 ± 15.38ab

78.94 ± 15.62ab

2.42 ± 0.80b

C0.50

41.61 ± 6.06b

42.79 ± 6.33b

2.81 ± 0.46ab

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at p < 0.05.