ZnO/PBAT nanocomposite films: Investigation on the mechanical and biological activity for food packaging

Packaging of foods in high barrier materials is essential to attain food safety. Nanocomposite technology is leading in search of the earlier said kind of packaging materials. The role of zinc oxide (ZnO) loadings on poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBAT) structure were investigated, in addi...

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Published inPolymers for advanced technologies Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 20 - 27
Main Authors Venkatesan, Raja, Rajeswari, Natesan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2017
Subjects
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
antimicrobial food packaging
Barriers
Escherichia coli
Food packaging
Nanocomposites
nano‐composites
Packaging
poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBAT)
Staphylococcus aureus
Zinc oxide
ZnO nanoparticles
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Summary:Packaging of foods in high barrier materials is essential to attain food safety. Nanocomposite technology is leading in search of the earlier said kind of packaging materials. The role of zinc oxide (ZnO) loadings on poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBAT) structure were investigated, in addition to that packaging properties such as barrier, thermal, and mechanical properties were studied. Antimicrobial films are developed based on PBAT and ZnO nanoparticles. The nanocomposites exhibits a significant increase in the mechanical and thermal stability. The resulting PBAT/ZnO nanofilms show superior antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:1042-7147
1099-1581
DOI:10.1002/pat.3847