Incorporating starch, which is a potential biodegradable substitute for petroleum-based polymers, into conventional polymers is challenging owing to limitations in processability and weak-performing resulting materials. Herein, corn starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blend films (starch: PVA ratio of 50:50) were prepared via the solvent casting method using glycerol as a plasticizer and with varying concentrations of maleic acid as the crosslinking agent. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the molecular interactions of the maleic acid crosslinker with the polymeric network of starch and PVA through an ester linkage. The properties of the films were strongly dependent on the maleic acid concentration. An increasing maleic acid concentration imparted hydrophobicity to the film; therefore, water swelling was significantly reduced, and water resistance was enhanced. The film containing 20 wt% maleic acid exhibited excellent barrier properties, with the lowest oxygen and water vapor transmission rates of 0.5 ± 0.2 cc/m⋅day and 232.3 ± 5.4 g/m⋅day, respectively. Moreover, the mechanical properties of the film improved with increasing crosslinking. This study demonstrates that the addition of maleic acid leads to an improvement in the overall performance of starch/PVA blend films. Therefore, maleic acid-crosslinked films can be used as barrier materials in food packaging applications.
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