Blendas e filmes de quitosana/amido de milho: estudo da influência da adição de polióis, oxidação do amido e razão amilose/amilopectina nas suas propriedades / Chitosan/corn starch blends and films. Influence of polyol addition, starch oxidation and amylose/amylopectin ratio in their properties

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

29/02/2012

RESUMO

Chitosan/starch association represents an interesting alternative to the preparation of biocompatible drug delivery systems, packing materials and edible films. Changes in rheological, thermal and mechanical properties, water vapor permeability and solubility of chitosan/starch films were evaluated varying the starch structure form (gelatinized or oxidized), poliol addition (ethyleneglycol, glycerol and sorbitol) and amylose/amylopectin ratio (73% and 100% amylopectin). Rheological measurements showed that chitosan/starch (100% amylopectin) blends had stronger interaction compared to chitosan/starch (73% amylopectin) blends, both in gelatinized and oxidized starch form. Polyols cause changes in chitosan/starch three-dimensional networks due to reduction in polymer-polymer chain bonding that reflect in rheological properties. G´ modulus value decreases with starch oxidation, indicating variation in gel structure and also in organization of polymeric components, due to differences in association between chitosan and gelatinized or oxidized starch. Thermogravimetric curves showed that amylose/amylopectin ratio does not influence the weight loss behavior and starch oxidation increases the amount of water and decrease thermal stability of films, as observed by Tonset. Glycerol causes changes in weight loss behavior due to the presence of glycerol that not interact with chitosan and starch. DSC results suggest that amylose presence promotes a higher water interaction with polysaccharides. Polyol addition shift the endothermic peak associated to free water for higher temperatures, suggesting interaction between biopolymers and polyols. Also, polyol increases thickness values in all films as increase the free volume of the system. Amylose presence increases WVP and solubility values, suggesting the formation of low dense structure, which increases the water molecules diffusion and facilitates the dissolution of films in water. Polyols presence decrease WVP values in chitosan/gelatinized starch films. Starch oxidation affected the WVP values in chitosan/starch (100% amylopectin) films, suggesting low compact structure that allows the water molecule diffusion in the films. Starch oxidation increases solubility values as lower interaction between chitosan and oxidized starch, which facilitates the solubility process. Polyols addition causes an increase in solubility in all films. Preliminary mechanical tests performed by DMA indicated that chitosan/starch (gelatinized or oxidized) films are rigid and brittle and polyol addition increases the flexibility. In vitro ciprofloxacin drug delivery behavior showed that films are promising for this application.

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amido chitosan polióis polyols quitosana starch

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