Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with clove essential oil: Characterization, antioxidant and antibacterial activities

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 236; p. 116075
• Main Authors: Hadidi, Milad, Pouramin, Shiva, Adinepour, Fateme, Haghani, Shaghayegh, Jafari, Seid Mahdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.05.2020
• Subjects: Antibacterial activity; antibacterial properties; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; calorimetry; Chitosan; Clove essential oil; cloves; electron microscopy; encapsulation; essential oils; food industry; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; gelation; Nanoencapsulation; Nanoparticles; X-ray diffraction; Nanoparticles; Antibacterial activity; Chitosan; Nanoencapsulation; Clove essential oil

[Display omitted] •Clove essential oil (CEO) was encapsulated into chitosan nanoparticles.•FTIR, X-ray diffraction and DSC confirmed the successful loading of CEO.•Sizes of CEO-loaded nanoparticles ranged from 223 to 444 nm.•Encapsulation improved the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of CEO. O...