Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34206690›Full record

ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A New Nanocomposite Packaging Based on LASiS-Generated AgNPs for the Preservation of Apple Juice.

Maria Chiara Sportelli, Antonio Ancona, Annalisa Volpe, Caterina Gaudiuso, Valentina Lavicita, Valerio Miceli, Amalia Conte, Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile, Nicola Cioffi

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Maria Chiara SportelliChemistry Department, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8832-2770
Antonio AnconaPhysics Department, Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology-National Research Council (IFN-CNR), University of Bari, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6247-5429
Annalisa VolpePhysics Department, Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology-National Research Council (IFN-CNR), University of Bari, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6959-5418
Caterina GaudiusoPhysics Department, Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology-National Research Council (IFN-CNR), University of Bari, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy.
Valentina LavicitaDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Valerio MiceliEnte per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA) Research Center, BIOAG Division-ss Appia km 700, 72100 Brindisi, Italy.
Amalia ConteDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4944-9816
Matteo Alessandro Del NobileDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8978-6449
Nicola CioffiChemistry Department, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6765-440X

Funding

European Social Fund REFIN n° 435A866BMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca PONa3 00369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Designing bioactive materials, with controlled metal ion release, exerting a significant biological action and associated to low toxicity for humans, is nowadays one of the most important challenges for our community. The most looked-for nanoantimicrobials are capable of releasing metal species with defined kinetic profiles, either by slowing down or inhibiting bacterial growth and pathogenic microorganism diffusion. In this study, laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) has been used to produce bioactive Ag-based nanocolloids, in isopropyl alcohol, which can be used as water-insoluble nano-reservoirs in composite materials like poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate). Infrared spectroscopy was used to evaluate the chemical state of pristine polymer and final composite material, thus providing useful information about synthesis processes, as well as storage and processing conditions. Transmission electron microscopy was exploited to study the morphology of nano-colloids, along with UV-Vis for bulk chemical characterization, highlighting the presence of spheroidal particles with average diameter around 12 nm. Electro-thermal atomic absorption spectroscopy was used to investigate metal ion release from Ag-modified products, showing a maximum release around 60 ppb, which ensures an efficient antimicrobial activity, being much lower than what recommended by health institutions. Analytical spectroscopy results were matched with bioactivity tests carried out on target microorganisms of food spoilage.

Indexed as

laser ablation synthesis in solutionnanoantimicrobialspoly(-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)silver nanoparticlessustainable active packaging

Identifiers

PMID34206690
PMCPMC8300681

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.