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Influence of different concentrations of Zn-carbonate phase on physical-chemical properties of antimicrobial agar composite films
- Source :
- Materials Letters
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- Agar-based composites with different Zn-carbonate mineral phase content were prepared by in situ mineralization and the solvent casting method. The mineral phase within the composite films was identified as hydrozincite, Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6. The presence of the mineral phase improved, both mechanical and water vapor permeability properties of the obtained composite films, in a concentration-dependent manner. The release of zinc ions from composite films is in accepted levels (up to 2.5%), and sufficient to provide complete inhibition growth of S. Aureus. The results of this study suggest that agar/Zn-carbonate composites could be potentially used as affordable, eco-friendly and functional materials with tunable properties for food packaging, agriculture or biomedical application. In situ procedure offers possibilities for tailoring the physical-chemical properties of composite films, by varying the Zn-mineral phase load.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
food.ingredient
Composite number
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Mineralization (biology)
Biomaterials
food
Antimicrobial materials
Polysaccharides
Polymeric composites
Phase (matter)
Agar
General Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
Casting
0104 chemical sciences
Food packaging
Solvent
Chemical engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Hydrozincite
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0167577X
- Volume :
- 255
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Materials Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cf73c07a53472235237e9c853b5a6e32