TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation of functionalized surface charges of thermoplastic starch/zinc oxide nanocomposite films using polyaniline
T2 - The potential of improved antibacterial properties
AU - Charoensri, Korakot
AU - Rodwihok, Chatchai
AU - Wongratanaphisan, Duangmanee
AU - Ko, Jung A.
AU - Chung, Jin Suk
AU - Park, Hyun Jin
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This work was supported by school of life science and biotechnology for BK21PLUS ,Institute of biomedical science, food safety, Korea university and Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through High Value-added Food Technology Development Program (2020R1A2C101172311).
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PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Improving the antibacterial activity of biodegradable materials is crucial for combatting widespread drug-resistant bacteria and plastic pollutants. In this work, we studied polyaniline (PANI)-functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to improve surface charges. A PANI-functionalized ZnO NP surface was prepared using a simple impregnation technique. The PANI functionalization of ZnO successfully increased the positive surface charge of the ZnO NPs. In addition, PANI-functionalized ZnO improved mechanical properties and thermal stability. Besides those properties, the water permeability of the bionanocomposite films was decreased due to their increased hydrophobicity. PANI-functionalized ZnO NPs were applied to thermoplastic starch (TPS) films for physical properties and antibacterial studies using Escherichia coli ( E. Coli) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ). The PANI-functionalized ZnO bionanocomposite films exhibited excellent antibacterial activity for both E. Coli (76%) and S. aureus (72%). This result suggests that PANI-functionalized ZnO NPs can improve the antibacterial activity of TPS-based bionanocomposite films.
AB - Improving the antibacterial activity of biodegradable materials is crucial for combatting widespread drug-resistant bacteria and plastic pollutants. In this work, we studied polyaniline (PANI)-functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to improve surface charges. A PANI-functionalized ZnO NP surface was prepared using a simple impregnation technique. The PANI functionalization of ZnO successfully increased the positive surface charge of the ZnO NPs. In addition, PANI-functionalized ZnO improved mechanical properties and thermal stability. Besides those properties, the water permeability of the bionanocomposite films was decreased due to their increased hydrophobicity. PANI-functionalized ZnO NPs were applied to thermoplastic starch (TPS) films for physical properties and antibacterial studies using Escherichia coli ( E. Coli) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ). The PANI-functionalized ZnO bionanocomposite films exhibited excellent antibacterial activity for both E. Coli (76%) and S. aureus (72%). This result suggests that PANI-functionalized ZnO NPs can improve the antibacterial activity of TPS-based bionanocomposite films.
KW - Antibacterial activity
KW - Functionalized ZnO NPs
KW - Polyaniline
KW - Positive surface charge
KW - Thermoplastic starch
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U2 - 10.3390/polym13030425
DO - 10.3390/polym13030425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099912018
SN - 2073-4360
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
IS - 3
M1 - 425
ER -