Journal
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages 360-369Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.10.011
Keywords
TTO/beta-CD-IC; Electrospun nanofibers; Plasma; Escherichia coli O157:H7
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31470594]
- Jiangsu Province Foundation for talents of six key industries [NY-013]
- Innovation Fund Designated for Graduate Students of Jiangsu Province [SJLX16-0443]
- Jiangsu University [11JDG050]
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This work describes the effect of cold nitrogen plasma to enhance the antibacterial activity of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) nanofibers containing antibacterial agent. Beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and tea tree oil (TTO) were used as a host-guest to form water-soluble inclusion complex. The encapsulation efficiency of TTO in inclusion complex could reach 73.23% at 60 degrees C. As antibacterial agent, the inclusion complex was encapsulated into PEO matrix by electrospun. After plasma treatment, the release efficiency of antibacterial agent from PEO nanofibers was improved. As a result, the antibacterial activity of PEO nanofibers was enhanced accordingly. The plasma-treated nanofiber membranes achieved the highest antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli O157:H7, which was tested on the beef for 7 d, with inhibition efficiently of 99.99% whether at 4 degrees C or 12 degrees C. The plasma-treated PEO nanofiber membranes containing TTO/beta-CD inclusion complex (TTO/beta-CD-IC) can prolong the shelf-life of beef, suggesting it has potential application in active food packaging.
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