“…Among these alternatives, the mixing of these biopolymers with the poly (vinyl alcohol) (PvA) has gained interest in the last years. The PvA is a synthetic, hydrophilic and biodegradable polymer (MATSuMurA et al, 1999) which has been used in studies on the development and characterization of films, such as PvA/wheat (DIChArry et al, 2006), PvA/collagen hydrolysate (SArTI; SCANDolA, 1995;AleXy et al, 2003), and PvA/gelatin (ChIellINI et al, 2001a,b,c;berGo et al, 2006;MArIA et al, 2008;MeNDIeTA-TAboADA et al, 2008;SIlvA et al, 2008;MorAeS et al, 2008;CArvAlho et al, 2009), among others.…”