Physical, mechanical, thermal and structural characteristics of nanoencapsulated vitamin E loaded carboxymethyl cellulose films

Abstract Nanoencapsulated vitamin E (α-tocopherol) incorporated into the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) films using film-forming cast solution method. Then, some physical, mechanical, thermal and structural attributes of the active films were scrutinized. From the obtained results, addition of α-tocopherol nanocapsules significantly (p  O) via phenol part of α-tocopherol at 1710 cm−1 within the CMC film. α-tocopherol loaded CMC composite films could be proposed for sheltering food items containing lipids or fats which stored at the ambient temperature.