Antibacterial food packaging using biocompatible nickel oxide-infused cellulose acetate electrospun nanofibers
Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
472, P. 142888 - 142888
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Language: Английский
Preparation and characterization of Fe–ZnO cellulose-based nanofiber mats with self-sterilizing photocatalytic activity to enhance antibacterial applications under visible light
Kithmini Ranathunga,
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Piumika Yapa,
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Imalka Munaweera
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et al.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(26), P. 18536 - 18552
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Bacterial
infections
and
antibiotic
resistance
have
posed
a
severe
threat
to
public
health
in
recent
years.
One
emerging
promising
approach
this
issue
is
the
photocatalytic
sterilization
of
nanohybrids.
By
utilizing
ZnO
sterilization,
drawbacks
conventional
antibacterial
treatments
can
be
efficiently
addressed.
This
study
examines
enhanced
sterilizing
effectiveness
Fe-doped
nanoparticles
(Fe-ZnO
nanohybrids)
incorporated
into
polymer
membranes
that
are
active
visible
light.
Using
co-precipitation
procedure,
Fe-ZnO
nanohybrids
(Fe
Language: Английский
Solution Blow Spinning: An Emerging Nanomaterials‐Based Wound‐Care Technology
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
113(2)
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
ABSTRACT
Application
of
one‐dimensional
nanofibers
have
witnessed
exponential
growth
over
the
past
few
decades
and
are
still
emerging
with
their
excellent
physicochemical
electrical
properties.
The
driving
force
behind
this
intriguing
transition
lies
in
unique
high
surface‐to‐volume
ratio,
ubiquitous
nanodomains,
improved
tensile
strength,
flexibility
to
incorporate
deliberate
functionalities
required
for
specific
advanced
applications.
Besides
numerous
benefits,
nanomaterials
may
adversely
interact
biological
tissues
potentially
be
cytotoxic
carcinogenic.
However,
precisely
engineered
design
can
outperform
risk
myriad
benefits.
Wound
care
technologies
evolving,
products
involved
wound
management
a
yearly
market
value
$15–22
billion.
Solution
blow
spinning
(SBS)
is
facile
technique
synthesize
biocompatible
scalable
processing
variables
multidirectional
biomedical
SBS
feasible
wide
range
thermoplastic
polymers
fabricate
nanocomposites.
This
review
will
focus
on
relevance
technology
care,
including
dressings,
drug
delivery,
tissue
engineering
scaffolds,
sensors.
Language: Английский
Short cellulose acetate nanofibers: A novel and scalable coating for enhancing nanoparticles filtration efficiency of filter media
Paulo Augusto Marques Chagas,
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Felipe A. Lima,
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Vitor Yamanaka
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et al.
Separation and Purification Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
358, P. 130315 - 130315
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Language: Английский
Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biopolymer Fibers: Fabrication Techniques and Characterization Methods
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(19), P. 2805 - 2805
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Hybrid
nanocomposites
combining
biopolymer
fibers
incorporated
with
nanoparticles
(NPs)
have
received
increasing
attention
due
to
their
remarkable
characteristics.
Inorganic
NPs
are
typically
chosen
for
properties,
such
as
magnetism
and
thermal
or
electrical
conductivity,
example.
Meanwhile,
the
fiber
component
is
a
backbone,
could
act
support
structure
NPs.
This
shift
towards
biopolymers
over
traditional
synthetic
polymers
motivated
by
sustainability,
compatibility
biological
systems,
non-toxic
nature,
natural
decomposition.
study
employed
solution
blow
spinning
(SBS)
method
obtain
nanocomposite
comprising
poly(vinyl
pyrrolidone),
PVA,
gelatin
biodegradable
polymer
magnetic
iron
oxide
coated
poly(acrylic
acid),
PAA2k,
coded
γ-Fe2O3-NPs-PAA2k.
The
production
process
entailed
preliminary
investigation
determine
suitable
solvents,
concentrations,
parameters.
γ-Fe2O3-NPs
were
synthesized
via
chemical
co-precipitation
maghemite
PAA2k
through
precipitation–redispersion
protocol
in
order
prepare
Biopolymeric
containing
sub-micrometer
diameters
obtained,
NP
concentrations
ranging
from
1.0
1.7%
wt.
underwent
characterization
dynamic
light
scattering,
zeta
potential
analysis,
infrared
spectroscopy,
while
characterized
scanning
electron
microscopy,
thermogravimetric
analysis.
Overall,
this
demonstrates
successful
implementation
of
SBS
producing
biopolymeric
incorporating
NPs,
where
amalgamation
materials
demonstrated
superior
behavior
plain
polymers.
thorough
provided
valuable
insights
into
paving
way
applications
various
fields
biomedical
engineering,
environmental
remediation,
functional
materials.
Language: Английский