Table 3 Water solubility and contact angle of 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

Contact angle (θ)

Water solubility (%)

C0.05

110.32 ± 9.14a

6.00 ± 2.26a

C0.07

113.63 ± 7.76a

3.93 ± 1.30a

C0.10

100.49 ± 6.44a

5.07 ± 1.31a

C0.25

109.26 ± 15.02a

2.69 ± 2.22a

C0.30

114.86 ± 7.53a

7.51 ± 5.56a

C0.50

110.03 ± 2.54a

6.34 ± 2.43a

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