Table 1 Physicochemical properties of the prepared films

CMC (Control)

0.214 ± 0.025^b

24.7 × 10² ± 0.17^a

0.475 ± 0.03^a

78.31 ± 0.05^a

84.5 ± 0.8^a

CMC + 0.5%ZnONPs

0.231 ± 0.027^ab

2.3×10⁻² ± 0.02^b

0.093 ± 0.02^b

66.04 ± 0.01^b

1.4 ± 0.04^b

CMC + 1.0%ZnONPs

0.275 ± 0.001^a

1.8×10⁻² ± 0.09^c

0.026 ± 0.01^c

59.72 ± 0.01^c

0.7 ± 0.01^c