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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Development of Bacterial Cellulose-Based Films Incorporated with Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate for Active Food Packaging.

Rong Zhou, Chuanbo Guo, Qin Li, Zhelun Li, Weidong Fan, Xiong Chen, Jun Dai, Qian Zhang

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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8 authors.

Rong ZhouLaboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Porous Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
Chuanbo GuoLaboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Porous Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
Qin LiCollege of Biological and Food Engineering, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi 445000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5487-2603
Zhelun LiLaboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Porous Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
Weidong FanLaboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Porous Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
Xiong ChenFunctional Yeast and Brewing Microbiology Laboratory, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, No. 28, Nanli Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430068, China.
Jun DaiFunctional Yeast and Brewing Microbiology Laboratory, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, No. 28, Nanli Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430068, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6143-4732
Qian ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Resource Utilization and Quality Control of Characteristic Crops, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, 272 Jiaotong Avenue, Xiaogan 432000, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M780451Independent Innovation Research Program of China University of Petroleum (East China) 25CX06053AKey Research and Development Projects of Shandong Province 2023CXGC010315Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Grade C) of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation GZC20250291
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, renewable biopolymers have gained growing attention as an alternative to petroleum-based materials in the packaging industry due to their eco-friendliness, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. This study introduces an innovative method for producing active films, which uses natural bacterial cellulose (BC) films as the matrix and incorporates (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) through an immersion process. The incorporation of EGCG improves the barrier performance against oxygen and UV of the BC-based active films while preserving their tensile strength without compromising their opacity. More importantly, the active films exhibited significant antibacterial effects, with the efficacy increasing with the concentration of EGCG. Specifically, the diameters of the inhibition zones enlarged progressively against both

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active food packagingantibacterial activitybacterial cellulosebiodegradability(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate

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PMID41750976
PMCPMC12939800

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