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    Unveiling the effect of molecular weight of vanillic acid grafted chitosan hydrogel films on physical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties for application in food packaging
    (Elsevier, 2024) Bakar, Buesra; Pekdemir, Sibel Selcuk; Birhanli, Emre; Ulu, Ahmet; Pekdemir, Mustafa Ersin; Ates, Burhan
    Till now, a wide range of chitosan (CHS)-based food packaging films have been developed. Yet, the role of molecular weight (MW), which is an important physical property of CHS, in determining the physicochemical and biochemical properties of vanillic acid (VA)-grafted CHS hydrogel films synthesized using CHS with different MWs has not been investigated until now. Three kinds of CHS including low, medium, and high MWs were grafted separately with VA through a carbodiimide mediated coupling reaction. No significant difference in water resistance properties was observed with increasing MW of CHS, in contrast to obvious decrease in light transmittance and opacity. The VA-g-CHS hydrogel films exhibited significantly improved light blocking capacity. A significant improvement in antioxidant (similar to 6-fold) and antimicrobial (similar to 1.2-fold) activity was observed after grafting with VA. In contrast, the free radical scavenging and antimicrobial activity decreased with increasing MW of CHS. Most importantly, VA-g-CHS hydrogel films could maintain the freshness of cherry tomatoes for up to 10 days at similar to 25 degrees C. However, no significant difference was observed depending on the MW value of CHS. This pioneering work is of great importance in guiding the selection of MW of CHS biomacromolecule to design hydrogel films with desired physicochemical and biochemical properties.
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    Valorization of bio-calcium carbonate based Chamelea gallina shell waste fillers in shape memory polymer composites
    (Wiley, 2024) Pekdemir, Sibel Selcuk; Onay, Hatice; Oner, Ecem Ozen; Pekdemir, Mustafa Ersin; Kok, Mediha; Ates, Burhan; Aydogdu, Yildirim
    In recent years, the focus has been on the use of calcium carbonate-based seashell wastes in the production of new thermoplastic and thermoset polymer materials, paving the way for their use as biofillers in polymeric composites. In this study, it is aimed to obtain a new polymeric composite material by doping Chamelea gallina shells, on polylactic acid (PLA)/polyethylene glycol (PEG) blend. Structural characterization of the obtained PLA/PEG blend/C. gallina composite films was performed with attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR). When the thermal properties of composite materials were examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), it was determined that the thermal stability of polymeric composites increased with the addition of C. gallina. SEM images showed that the polymer blend films, which appeared to have a porous structure, filled the pores with increasing C. gallina ratio. It was observed that the biodegradability of PLA/PEG blend composite films decreased with increasing C. gallina shells addition. However, C. gallina had a positive effect on the swelling and water absorption capacities of polymeric composites. The increase in tensile strength and elongation at break values of PLA/PEG blend/C. gallina composite films with increasing C. gallina means that the mechanical properties of the polymer are improved.