Table 1 Viscosity and pH of coating solutions 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

Viscosity (cP)

pH

C0.05

23.34 ± 5.30d

2.62 ± 0.02d

C0.07

25.26 ± 5.72 cd

2.68 ± 0.02bc

C0.10

31.38 ± 1.52 cd

2.67 ± 0.02c

C0.25

33.78 ± 8.20c

2.68 ± 0.01bc

C0.30

57.16 ± 9.67b

2.71 ± 0.03b

C0.50

109.08 ± 8.01a

2.75 ± 0.01a

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