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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Performance of Thyme Oil@Na-Montmorillonite and Thyme Oil@Organo-Modified Montmorillonite Nanostructures on the Development of Melt-Extruded Poly-L-lactic Acid Antioxidant Active Packaging Films.

Aris E Giannakas, Constantinos E Salmas, Areti Leontiou, Dimitrios Moschovas, Maria Baikousi, Eleni Kollia, Vasiliki Tsigkou, Anastasios Karakassides, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Charalampos Proestos

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aris E GiannakasDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3585-9045
Constantinos E SalmasDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9475-9354
Areti LeontiouLaboratory of Food Technology, Department of Business Administration of Agricultural and Food Enterprises, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-7759
Dimitrios MoschovasDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Maria BaikousiDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Eleni KolliaLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3863-858X
Vasiliki TsigkouLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1069-8014
Anastasios KarakassidesDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Apostolos AvgeropoulosDepartment of Material Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6203-9942
Charalampos ProestosLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3450-5969
University of Ioannina · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

University of Patras F.K. 81541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Today, the use of natural biodegradable materials in the production processes is more and more adopted by industry to achieve cyclic economy targets and to improve environmental and human health indexes. Active packaging is the latest trend for food preservation. In this work, nanostructures were prepared by incorporation of thyme oil with natural natrium-montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite with two different techniques, direct impregnation and the green evaporation-adsorption process. Such nanostructures were mixed with poly-L-lactic-acid for the first time via an extrusion molding process to develop a new packaging film. Comparisons of morphological, mechanical, and other basic properties for food packaging were carried out via XRD, FTIR, TG, SEM/EDS, oxygen and water vapor permeation, and antimicrobial and antioxidant activity for the first time. Results showed that poly-L-lactic-acid could be modified with clays and essential oils to produce improved active packaging films. The final product exhibits food odor prevention characteristics and shelf-life extension capabilities, and it could be used for active packaging. The films based on OrgMt clay seems to be more promising, while the thyme oil addition improves their behavior as active packaging. The PLLA/3%TO@OrgMt and PLLA/5%TO@OrgMt films were qualified between the tested samples as the most promising materials for this purpose.

Indexed as

Food PackagingMembranes, ArtificialAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsBentoniteChemical PhenomenaMechanical PhenomenaNanostructuresPlant OilsPolyestersSodiumSpectrum AnalysisThymolThymus PlantAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsBentoniteMembranes, ArtificialPlant OilsPolyesterspoly(lactide)Sodiumthyme oilThymolactive packagingantimicrobial activityantioxidant activitypoly-L-lactic acidsodium montmorillonitethyme oil

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PMID35209022
PMCPMC8875974
OpenAlexW4213115113

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