Table 1. Physicochemical characteristics of GA-EC composite films

Film characteristics	GA:EC ratio (v/w)
Film characteristics	30:0.5	30:1
Moisture (%)	9.2±0.3^a	5.9±0.3^b
Thickness (mm)	0.11±0.001^a	0.12±0.001^a
Transparency (%)	11.5±0.23^b	6.7±0.27^a
Water solubility (%)	31.3±1.1^b	27.5±0.9^a
Water vapor permeability (g/cm⁻²day⁻¹)	0.072±0.00^b	0.059±0.00^a
Tensile strength (MPa)	13.9±0.7^a	18.3±0.3^b
Elongation at break (%)	6.9±0.03^a	6.4±0.03^a