Physical, mechanical, thermal and structural characteristics of nanoencapsulated vitamin E loaded carboxymethyl cellulose films

[Display omitted] •Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) films reinforced by nanoencapsulated vitamin E.•Main physical, mechanical and structural properties of nanocomposites were investigated.•Loading vitamin E nanocapsules decreased tensile strength and increase elongation at break.•FTIR spectra (C = O at 1710 cm−1) confirmed the apt loading of nanocapsules into CMC film matrix.•The generated film has an excellent features to apply in food items containing lipids or fats. Nanoencapsulated vitamin E (α-tocopherol) incorporated into the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) films using film-forming cast solution method. Then, some physical, mechanical, thermal and structural attributes of the active films were scrutinized. From the obtained results, addition of α-tocopherol nanocapsules significantly (p