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ArticleScientific reports2022

Cellulose nanofibrils and silver nanoparticles enhances the mechanical and antimicrobial properties of polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite film.

Edwin Shigwenya Madivoli, Patrick Gachoki Kareru, Joyline Gichuki, Mostafa M Elbagoury

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Edwin Shigwenya MadivoliChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62, Nairobi, 000-00200, Kenya. edwin.madivoli@jkuat.ac.ke.
Patrick Gachoki KareruChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62, Nairobi, 000-00200, Kenya.
Joyline GichukiChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62, Nairobi, 000-00200, Kenya.
Mostafa M ElbagouryFaculty of Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, AL-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent findings of microplastics in marine food such as fish, crabs and shrimps necessitate the need to develop biodegradable packaging materials. This study reports on the development of a biodegradable packing material from cellulose nanofibril-polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite embedded with silver nanoparticles. Microcrystalline cellulose was isolated from sugarcane bagasse via the kraft process followed by conversion of cellulose I to cellulose II using NaOH/urea/water solution. The nanofibrils were then isolated using (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl) oxyl (TEMPO) and used as a reinforcing element in polyvinyl alcohol composite prepared through solvent casting. The tensile strength, water solubility, optical properties, water vapor permeability and wettability of the prepared films were then evaluated. The antimicrobial potency of the films was evaluated using the disc diffusion antimicrobial assay against selected microorganisms.

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Anti-Infective AgentsMetal NanoparticlesNanocompositesNanoparticlesSaccharumAnti-Bacterial AgentsCellulosePlasticsPolyvinyl AlcoholSilverTensile StrengthAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCellulosePlasticsPolyvinyl AlcoholSilver

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PMID36347953
PMCPMC9643461

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