Development of an antibacterial coaxial bionanocomposite based on electrospun core/shell fibers loaded with ethyl lauroyl arginate and cellulose nanocrystals for active food packaging

Developing antimicrobial electrospun bionanocomposites with core/shell structure is an innovative strategy for producing active food packaging materials. The aim of this study was developing an antibacterial electrospun mat based on polylactic acid (PLA) coaxial fibers containing ethyl lauroyl argin...

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Autores: Patiño Vidal, Cristian, Velásquez, Eliezer, Galotto, María José, López de Dicastillo, Carol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/378937
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/378937
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85122081519
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Active packaging
Antimicrobial
Electrospinning
Polylactic acid
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Sumario:Developing antimicrobial electrospun bionanocomposites with core/shell structure is an innovative strategy for producing active food packaging materials. The aim of this study was developing an antibacterial electrospun mat based on polylactic acid (PLA) coaxial fibers containing ethyl lauroyl arginate (LAE) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) through electrospinning. The effect of the coaxial structure and the incorporation of both components on the structural, thermal and release properties of the electrospun PLA was analyzed. LAE release studies were carried out in 10% and 95% EtOH, and results correlated with antibacterial assays. Structural analysis only indicated some chemical interactions through hydrogen bonding between PLA and LAE in the core structure. The incorporation of LAE and CNC produced a plasticizing effect in the PLA, and the crystallinity of polymer was maintained by the presence of CNC. Core/shell structure and the presence of CNC slowed down the LAE release. Furthermore, the bionanocomposite exhibited strong bactericidal activities.