ZnO nanostructures in active antibacterial food packaging: preparation methods, antimicrobial mechanisms, safety issues, future prospects, and challenges

I Kim, K Viswanathan, G Kasi… - Food Reviews …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Packaging of food products is one of the most important stages of the food supply chain.
Nano-size materials for packing food substances with appropriate properties result in better …

Fabrication of PVA/NiO/SiC nanocomposites and studying their dielectric properties for antibacterial applications

H Ahmed, A Hashim - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - journals.ekb.eg
PREPARATION of PVA/NiO/SiC nanocomposites and studying their dielectric properties for
antibacterial applications have been investigated. The AC electrical properties of …

Poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)-based nanocomposites for antimicrobial active food packaging containing oregano essential oil

RC da Costa, TS Daitx, RS Mauler, NM da Silva… - Food Packaging and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polymer films based on poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) nanocomposites
were prepared for active food packaging using oregano essential oil (OEO) as an …

Fabrication and characterization of (PVA-TiO2) 1-x/SiCx nanocomposites for biomedical applications

A Hashim, H Abduljalil, H Ahmed - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - journals.ekb.eg
The structural, electrical and electronic properties of (PVA–TiO2-SiC) nanocomposites for
antibacterial application have been investigated with low cost, low weight and high activity …

The combination of antimicrobial photocatalysis and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to eradicate the extensively drug-resistant colistin resistant Acinetobacter …

E Boluki, M Pourhajibagher, A Bahador - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The appearance of bacterial resistance to antibiotics a are major health
problems. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as an adjunctive …

Synthesis and characterization of novel antibacterial Sol-gel derived TiO2/Zn2TiO4/Ag nanocomposite as an active agent in Sunscreens

M Chegeni, SK Pour, BF Dizaji - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
The application of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in sunscreen formulations has two
advantages: protection against harmful rays of sun and cosmetic attractiveness …

Drug-free antibacterial polymers for biomedical applications

A Idrees, PÃ Varela, F Ruini, JM Vasquez… - Biomedical Science …, 2020 - pagepress.org
Microbial colonization on biomaterials is the main cause of failure of a successful
implantation. In fact, local infections can eventually evolve in severe sepsis that might finally …

PVDF/ZnO composite films for photocatalysis: A comparative study of solution mixing and melt blending methods

C Dossin Zanrosso, D Piazza… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous photocatalysis represents a solution for several environmental problems.
However, achieving photocatalyst separation from reaction media on a large scale remains …

The bactericidal potential of LLDPE with TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites against multidrug resistant pathogens associated with hospital acquired infections

NH Harun, RBSMN Mydin, S Sreekantan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The emerging polymer nanocomposites have received industrial interests in diverse fields
because of their added value in metal oxide-based nanocomposites, such as titanium (TiO2) …

Antibacterial LDPE nanocomposites based on zinc oxide nanoparticles/vermiculite nanofiller

K Čech Barabaszová, S Holešová… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2017 - Springer
Polyethylene (PE) nanocomposites with the zinc oxide-nanoparticles/vermiculite nanofiller
were prepared in two-steps. In first step, the ZnO-np/V nanofiller were prepared by the …