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Maria A. Busolo

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Novel silver-based nanoclay as an antimicrobial in polylactic acid food packaging coatings.

2010

This paper presents a comprehensive performance study of polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites, obtained by solvent casting, containing a novel silver-based antimicrobial layered silicate additive for use in active food packaging applications. The silver-based nanoclay showed strong antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative Salmonella spp. Despite the fact that no exfoliation of the silver-based nanoclay in PLA was observed, as suggested by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) experiments, the additive dispersed nicely throughout the PLA matrix to a nanoscale, yielding nanobiocomposites. The films were highly transparent with enhanced water barrier …

Materials scienceTime FactorsPolymersHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPolyestersMetal NanoparticlesNanotechnologyFood ContaminationMicrobial Sensitivity Testsengineering.materialToxicologyPermeabilitychemistry.chemical_compoundPolylactic acidCoatingMicroscopy Electron TransmissionSalmonellaFood PreservationNanotechnologyLactic Acidchemistry.chemical_classificationCalorimetry Differential ScanningSilicatesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthFood preservationFood PackagingTemperatureSilver CompoundsGeneral ChemistryGeneral MedicinePolymerElectrochemical TechniquesAntimicrobialExfoliation jointAnti-Bacterial AgentsFood packagingSteamchemistryChemical engineeringengineeringFood MicrobiologyFood qualityFood ScienceFood additivescontaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposurerisk assessment
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