Silver bionanocomposites as active food packaging: Recent advances & future trends tackling the food waste crisis

F Trotta, S Da Silva, A Massironi, SF Mirpoor, S Lignou… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food waste is a pressing global challenge leading to over $1 trillion lost annually and
contributing up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Extensive study has been …

Antimicrobial capability of inorganic materials as fillers for thermoplastic Elastomer–A state of the art review

FNJ Abedin, ANA Yahaya, NA Khalil… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing morbidity and mortality rates around the world due to antimicrobial resistance
had attracted numerous research interests, particularly on producing polymeric materials …

Silver-titanium polymeric nanocomposite non ecotoxic with bactericide activity

WL Oliani, FH Pusceddu, DF Parra - Polymer Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
In view of the intense interest in applications of silver nanoparticles in products for the
medical field and in food preservation packaging due to their antimicrobial properties, the …

PVC-SiO2-Ag composite as a powerful biocide and anti-SARS-CoV-2 material

M Assis, LGP Simoes, GC Tremiliosi, LK Ribeiro… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed scientists and technologists to find novel
strategies to develop new materials to prevent the transmission, spread, and entry of …

The influence of organic and inorganic antibacterial additives on the strength and biocidal properties of thermoplastic elastomers (TPO)

P Bazan, KE Mazur, K Rybicka, S Kuciel - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
A thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) was modified with organic and inorganic antibacterial
additives. The manufactured materials were subjected to mechanical tests and analysis of …