[ 18 ], whereby adding the natural extract from oregano to chitosan–starch films resulted in an increasing trend of the thickness of the films.
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Physical, Mechanical, and Water Vapor Barrier Properties of Starch/Cellulose Nanofiber/Thymol Bionanocomposite Films.
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It can be observed that the incorporation of thymol caused a decreasing trend in YM values of the films, whereby the YM of the starch/CNF bionanocomposite films decreased from 436.9 to 209.8 MPa with the addition of 10 wt.% thymol, indicating a reduction in stiffness of the films.