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ArticleHeliyon2024

Development of Versatile, thermally stable, flexible, UV-resistant and antibacterial polyvinyl alcohol-Nanodiamonds composite for efficient food packaging.

Saman Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid Rafique, Nida Iqbal, Shazia Bashir, M B Malarvili, Aftab Ahmad Anjum

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Saman IqbalDepartment of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shahid RafiqueDepartment of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nida IqbalBiomedical Engineering Centre, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Kala Shah Kaku (K.S.K.) Campus, Pakistan.
Shazia BashirDepartment of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
M B MalarviliDepartment of Biomedical and Health Science Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
Aftab Ahmad AnjumInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research paper reports an enhancement of thermal, optical, mechanical and antibacterial activities of the Polyvinyl alcohol-Nanodiamonds (PVA-NDs) composite required for the food packaging industry. The synthesis of composites was done by the wet processing method. The large surface area of NDs facilitated the robust interaction between the hydroxyl group and macromolecular chains of PVA to enhance the hydrogen bonding of PVA with NDs rather than PVA molecules. Thus, a reduction in PVA diffraction peak intensity was reported. NDs improved the thermal stability by preventing the out-diffusion of volatile decomposition products of PVA. The results also revealed an enhancement in tensile strength (∼60 MPa) and ductility (∼180 %). PVA-NDs composite efficiently blocked the UVC (100 %), most of the part of the UVB (∼85 % above 300 nm), and UVA (∼58 %). Furthermore, enhanced antibacterial activities were reported for PVA-NDs composite against

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Antimicrobial propertiesBiodegradable polymerBroth microdilution methodMechanical stabilityMinimum inhabitation concentrationNanocompositeNanodiamondThermal decomposition temperatureUV resistance

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PMID39021982
PMCPMC11252966

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