Dieter Rahmadiawan , Hairul Abral , Shih-Chen Shi , Ilham Chayri Iby , Razan Muhammad Railis , Melbi Mahardika , Dian Juliadmi , Fazhar Akbar
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Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films mixed with boric acid (BA) and Uncaria gambir (UG) offer excellent UV shielding and moisture resistance but suffer from brittleness. This study introduces a water immersion technique to improve flexibility. The untreated film showed high tensile strength (57.7 MPa) and modulus (3.7 GPa) but low elongation (∼43 %) and toughness (20.2 MJ/m3). After 7 days of immersion, tensile strength and modulus decreased to 41.2 MPa and 1.94 GPa, while elongation and toughness increased to ∼150 % and 58.1 MJ/m3, respectively. This green approach effectively enhances the ductility of PVA-based biopolymer films.