Evaluation of gellan gum film containing virgin coconut oil for transparent dressing materials

• Main Authors: Ismail, Nur Arifah, Mohamad,, Siti Fatimah, Ibrahim, Maizatul Akma, Mat Amin, Khairul Anuar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43610/1/accepted_published_manuscript.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43610/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/351248
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

We examined the potential of virgin coconut oil (VCO) incorporated in gellan gum (GG) films as a dressing material. Pure GG film is extremely brittle and inclusion of 0.3% (w/w) VCO in the GG film (GG-VCO3) improved the toughness ( J g−1) of the composite films. Swelling properties and water vapor t...