Journal
MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 31, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103791
Keywords
Chitosan; Curcumin; Pomegranate peel extract; Films; Antimicrobial material; Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
Categories
Funding
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP-Brasil) [CEPOF 2013/7276-1, 2019/13569-8, 2019/18748-8]
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia (INCT-Brasil) 'Basic Optics and Applied to Life Sciences' (FAPESP) [2014/50857-8]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq-Brasil) [465 360/2014-9]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study developed chitosan/gelatin-based films containing curcumin and pomegranate peel extract and demonstrated their potential application in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. The films showed a significant reduction of Staphylococcus aureus and provide a direction for future development of photoantimicrobial films based on natural polymers.
The development of photoantimicrobial films for food and medical devices decontamination is a continuous challenge. In this work, chitosan/gelatin-based films containing curcumin and pomegranate peel extract in different concentrations (0.5-5.0 mg photosensitizer g(-1) solution) were prepared and characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope; their structural morphology (thickness and moisture content, solubility and swelling degree, and opacity) was also analyzed. The photobleaching results (up to 90%) demonstrated a potential application of the films in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). In the antimicrobial tests, the films displayed a significant photoantimicrobial effect reducing Staphylococcus aureus up to 4 log units, using a light source at 450 and 525 nm (50 J cm(-2)) for curcumin and pomegranate peel extract films, respectively. The results of this work open way for future development of photoantimicmbial films based on natural polymers, containing photosensitizers, for medical devices (e.g.: endotracheal tubes and catheters) and food packaging.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available