P
BAT films containing nisin may represent a good option for ac-
tive food packaging because they inhibited
L. innocua
(which
can be expected to react like
L. monocytogenes
). However, some of
the PBAT properties were affected after the incorporation of nisin.
Significant effect was observed in the tensile properties (
E
and
σ
s
),
the thermal properties (
T
c
,
H
c
,
H
m
), and in the crystallinity (
χ
).
The gas barrier properties such as WVP and OP were not affected
significantly with the incorporation of nisin. Further studies need
to be done to identify the possible applications of PBAT films, re-
lease kinetics of nisin, and to improve the gas barrier and tensile
properties.