Starch nanoparticles were prepared by citrate esterification and ultrasound treatment. With the increase of ultrasonic treatment time, the mean size and PDI of the particles decreased gradually, when the ultrasonic treatment time was 5 min, the prepared starch nanoparticles had a mean size and PDI of 352.8 nm and 0.292, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the starch nanoparticles prepared by ultrasonic treatment for 5 min had an A-type crystalline structure and a crystallinity of 41.42%. The chitosan composite films were reinforced by esterified starch with different ultrasound treatment times, the results indicated that the addition of starch nanoparticles resulted in a significant increase in the mechanical properties of films. This study indicates that esterification and ultrasound treatment can be used to prepare starch nanoparticles with a higher crystallinity and higher efficiency, which will further promote the application of nanocomposite films in packaging applications.

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