A review on predictive tortuosity models for composite films in gas barrier applications

A Idris, A Muntean, B Mesic - Journal of Coatings Technology and …, 2022 - Springer
Different types of impermeable fillers are usually incorporated into polymeric coating film to
enhance the gas barrier properties. For instance, impermeable fillers are commonly used in …

Effects of an acidic catalyst on the barrier and water resistance properties of crosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol) and boric acid films

K Park, Y Oh, PK Panda, J Seo - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the high oxygen-barrier property of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) makes it attractive for
packaging applications, its complete valorization is hindered owing to its low water …

Comparative study on physicochemical properties of starch films prepared from five sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars

H Song, I Choi, JS Lee, MN Chung, CS Yoon… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Five different sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars (Daeyumi, Gogeonmi, Sincheonmi
[SCM], Singeonmi, and Sinyulmi [SYM]) were used to extract sweet potato starch (SPS) for …

Nanocomposite coatings based on polyvinyl alcohol and montmorillonite for high-barrier food packaging

S Schiessl, E Kucukpinar, S Cros, O Miesbauer… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Materials with high barrier properties against oxygen are required for the packaging of many
sensitive foods. Since commodity polymers lack these properties, additional barrier …

Oxygen barrier performance of poly (vinyl alcohol) coating films with different induced crystallinity and model predictions

A Idris, A Muntean, B Mesic, M Lestelius, A Javed - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The presence of the crystalline regions in poly (vinyl alcohol) coating films acts as barrier
clusters forcing the gas molecules to diffuse in a longer pathway in the amorphous region of …

The influence of pigment type and loading on water vapor barrier properties of paper coatings before and after folding

Y Zhu, D Bousfield, WM Gramlich - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2019 - Elsevier
Water borne barrier coatings for paper have great potential to replace extruded polymer
coatings because they can be recycled and are more likely to break down in the …

Facile preparation of organic-inorganic hydrogels containing silver or essential oil with antimicrobial effects

E Boccalon, M Pica, A Romani, M Casciola… - Applied Clay …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogels (HGs) based on Poly-(vinyl) alcohol (PVA), sodium alginate (SA) and
borax were appropriately modified with both poly (ethylene) oxide (PEO) and ZnAl layered …

The influence of moisture content on the polymer structure of polyvinyl alcohol in dispersion barrier coatings and its effect on the mass transport of oxygen

Å Nyflött, Ç Meriçer, M Minelli, E Moons… - Journal of Coatings …, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a study of the effect of moisture on the gas permeability of polyvinyl
alcohol (PVOH) and PVOH–kaolin dispersion barrier coatings. The oxygen permeability was …

Montmorillonite pigment effects on the water barrier properties of paper coated with latexes synthesized through surfactant and Pickering emulsion methods

C Uchefuna, D Bousfield, WM Gramlich - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2024 - Elsevier
Pigments are often added to improve the barrier performance of dispersion coatings on
paper, but they only are beneficial up to a limited pigment volume concentration (PVC). In …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of modified Kaolinite surface on the crystalline and mechanical behavior of polypropylene

B Albach, PHV dos Santos, D da Silveira Rampon… - Polymer Testing, 2019 - Elsevier
An approach for the surface modification of Kaolinite with two types of silane coupling
agents is reported to investigate how structural chemical differences would influence the …