Fabrication of Antibacterial Nanofibrous Membrane Infused with Essential Oil Extracted from Tea Tree for Packaging Applications
Open Access
- 5 January 2020
- Vol. 12 (1), 125
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010125
Abstract
Nanofibers made by electrospinning are being applied to an unlimited number of applications. In this paper, we propose the fabrication of antimicrobial functional nanofibers infused with essential oil for packaging applications that can extend the shelf-life of fruits. The morphology of nanofibers with different concentrations of essential oil was characterized by SEM and mechanical enhancement was confirmed via universal testing machine (UTM). The surface chemistry and crystalline of the nanofibers were investigated by FTIR and XRD, respectively. The CO2 reduction study was carried out using a hand-made experimental apparatus and nanofiber hydrophobicity, which can prevent moisture penetration from the outside, was evaluated by contact angle. Antimicrobial properties of the functional nanofibers were estimated by using Gram-negative/positive bacteria. The cytotoxicity of the functional nanofibers was studied using fibroblast cells. Furthermore, this study investigated how long the shelf-life of tomatoes was extended. The nanofibers could serve as a multifunctional packaging, as an emerging technology in agricultural products, and even contribute to a better quality of various distributed agricultural products.Funding Information
- National Research Foundation of Korea (2017H1A2A1046377)
- Ministry of Science and ICT (REDE 2018 JB 001)
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HI19C0642)
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