zein is one of the best biopolymer for edible film making and sugars are natural plasticizers for biopolymers. in this research, sugars (fructose, galactose and glucose) at three levels (0.5, 0.7, 1 g/g of zein) were used as plasticizers for zein protein films and their water vapor permeability (wvp), oxygen permeability (op) and atomic force microscopy (afm) topography were studied. the pure z...

     Zein is one of the best biopolymer for edible film making and sugars are natural plasticizers for biopolymers. In this research, sugars (fructose, galactose and glucose) at three levels (0.5, 0.7, 1 g/g of zein) were used as plasticizers for zein protein films and their water vapor permeability (WVP), oxygen permeability (OP) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) topography were studied. The p...

To improve the mechanical properties of zein films, a commercial white zein was reacted in glacial acetic acid (HAc) with glutaraldehyde (GDA) from 0.5 to 16% by weight based on the weight of zein. Amounts of 4% or higher GDA-modified zein, when cured in a closed system, generated a gel. That gel was insoluble in organic solvents known to solubilize zein. Zein solutions cast within a silicon ru...

background and objectives: lauroyl arginine ethyl ester (lae) has been focused as a new active compound with antimicrobial property for food preservative. because of environmental concerns, the incorporation of preservatives into biodegradable films is more suitable than their incorporation into plastic films.the aim of this work was to develop antimicrobial including lae in bio zein matrix and...

This paper reports the fabrication of a biodegradable microfluidic device based on zein, a prolamin protein derived from corn. Micro-chambers and micro-channels features have been replicated on zein films using a stereo lithography master. Enclosed zein microfluidic devices are made by bonding the zein films with microfluidic features to glass substrates using a simple vapor-deposition method. ...

The effect of adding a hydrocolloid on the structural, mechanical and barrier properties of zein-based blend films is evaluated. Zein-oleic acid blend film with added xanthan gum (Z-OA-XG) showed higher water solubility (13.09%) and opacity (8.49 AU/mm) than zein-oleic acid (Z-OA) film (10.80% and 5.19 AU/mm, respectively). Furthermore, Z-OA film had greater flexibility with lower Young's Modul...

Introduction Zein, a major protein of corn, is conspicuous for its ability to form films. It is relatively hydrophobic, soluble in alcohol-water mixtures (40% 85%) but insoluble in pure water or alcohols. Current structural models of the zein molecule (Argos et al 1982, Matsushima et al 1997) consider zein is formed by nine to ten tandem repeats of α-helical segments aligned in anti-parallel fa...

The high cost of kafirin and zein restricts their use for bioplastic and food applications. Effective, simple and rapid kafirin/zein isolation processes are required. Here a percolationtype aqueous ethanol solvent extraction process from coarse meals (grits) and coarse sorghum DDGS for kafirin and zein isolation employing a low ratio of extractant to meal (2.5:1) was investigated, which is pote...

Kafirin, the sorghum prolamin protein, like its maize homologue zein, can be made into microparticles and films and potentially used as a biomaterial. Zein has good bio- and cyto-compatibility. Kafirin could be advantageous as it is more hydrophobic, more crosslinked, more slowly digested by mammalian proteases than zein and is non-allergenic. The safety and biocompatibility of kafirin implants...