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.
Films | Tensile strength (Mpa) | Young modulus (Mpa) | Elongation (%) |
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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 |