ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Amphiphilic Emulgels Loaded with Pomegranate Carbon Dots and Rosemary Oil for Metabolic pH Monitoring.
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Abstract
The development of sustainable, smart food packaging materials that simultaneously provide antimicrobial protection and real-time monitoring of food quality is a critical frontier in food safety. This study reports the fabrication of a multifunctional amphiphilic emulgel designed for the detection of pathogen-induced metabolic pH changes in food systems. The system utilizes Pomegranate-derived nitrogen-doped quasi-spherical carbon dots (QS-CDs) as fluorescent nanoprobes and Rosemary Essential Oil (REO) as a natural antimicrobial agent, both encapsulated within a polyelectrolyte complex of chitosan and sugarcane bagasse-derived carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). A low degree of substitution (DS = 0.4) was specifically engineered for the CMC to ensure an amphiphilic character, enabling nanocomposite complex stabilization of the REO droplets without synthetic surfactants. Structural characterization via Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) revealed well-dispersed QS-CDs (4.71-6.62 nm) and stable oil droplets (~605.49 nm) anchored within a zipped polymer network. Thermal analysis (TGA/DSC) using the Coats-Redfern model revealed a significant synergistic effect: the smart-emulgel exhibits a distinct two-stage degradation profile, with the high-temperature stage requiring an activation energy (E
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