Abstract:Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) was synthesized from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and n-butyraldehyde by acetal reaction, and then Curcumin (Cur) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) were added into PVB using anhydrous ethanol as a solvent to prepare Cur/ZnO/PVB hybrid films (PCZ films) by solution blending method. The structural composition, UV-Vis spectra, water contact angle and thermal properties of the PCZ films were characterized and tested using FTIR, UV-Vis, optical contact angle meter and TGA, based on tensile testing and bacterial inhibition experiments, blueberry preservation application testing, comparing with the PVB films, to investigate the effect of the properties of the PCZ films through the addition of Cur and ZnO nanoparticles. The results showed that Cur was well compatible with PVB and the ZnO nanoparticles were uniformly dispersed, and the PCZ films possessed hydrophilicity and good mechanical properties, with a stable water contact angle (after 20 s) of 65.3°±0.5°, which was about 7.5° lower than that of the PVB film (72.8°±0.8°), and a tensile strength of 10.47 MPa, which was 2.34 MPa higher than that of the PVB film (8.13 MPa The tensile strength was 10.47 MPa, an increase of 2.34 MPa over PVB film (8.13 MPa); the elongation at break was 451%, an increase of 84% compared to PVB film (367%); and the onset weight loss temperature (370 ℃) and the maximum decomposition temperature (430 ℃) of the PCZ film were higher than those of the PVB film at 281 and 397 ℃, which significantly enhanced the heat-resistant properties. In the wavelength range of 200 nm to 500 nm UV transmittance is 0% in the wavelength range of 200 nm to 500 nm; Cur-doped and ZnO-doped PCZ films play a synergistic antimicrobial effect such as outside (cell membrane) and inside (DNA), and show more than 99.7% antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). In blueberry preservation applications, PCZ film can effectively maintain the freshness of blueberries, while showing good anti-UV and antibacterial properties.