CdSe/polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films for packaging: thermal, mechanical, optical and physico-chemical properties

CdSe nanostructures, well-investigated for their optical properties, have been evaluated here as functional fillers in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films, for packaging applications. Polymer-nanocomposite films of PVA and CdSe nanoparticles (nanospheres and nanorods), were evaluated for their thermal, mechanical, optical and physico-chemical properties. Microemulsion-synthesized CdSe were loaded in PVA films by solution casting method. CdSe-PVA films were prepared at varying morphology (spherical to rod-like) of CdSe, by controlling the reaction time (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h) at 1