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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115520
Keywords
Bacterial cellulose; Chitosan; Chitooligosaccharide; Composite membranes; Antibacterial properties
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- Key Technology R&D Program of Tianjin, China [19YFZCSN00100]
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To synthesize biomaterials for antibacterial applications, chitosan (CS) and chitooligosaccharide (COS) were successfully incorporated into bacterial cellulose (BC) matrix respectively. The representative Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) were selected to evaluate the antibacterial effects of the composite membranes. The results manifested BC-CS and BC-COS membranes exhibited remarkable antibacterial properties against both bacteria with the inhibition ratio of 99.99 +/- 0.01% (S. aureus) and 99.99 +/- 0.01% (E. coli) for BC-CS, 99.64 +/- 0.18% (S. aureus) and 90.56 +/- 0.06% (E. coli) for BC-COS. The morphology obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed BC-CS and BC-COS composite membranes possessed lower porosity and denser structure in comparison to pure BC. Moreover, in contrast with BC-CS, BC-COS performed better mechanical properties and also displayed stronger ABTS radical scavenging capacity of 92.62 +/- 2.85%. These results suggested that the development of BC-COS composite membrane would open up the possibility for the antibacterial applications in food and medical fields.
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