Reinforcement of biodegradable SiO2NPs-modified cellulose-gelatin hydrogel films with antioxidant and antibacterial properties as potential food packaging composite
Sadia Sagar, Umair Khalid, Waqar Azim, Maria Kanwal, Nazia Hossain
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Abstract
This study proposed an innovative approach to the development of sustainable and biodegradable food packaging materials by incorporating inexpensive nano-silica (SiO2NPs) in designed hydrogel (CSG) film employing biodegradable polymers: synthetic polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), natural polymer - carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and protein-based bio-polymer –gelatine, and a commercial crosslinker, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) through a conventional air-dry casting technique. The CSG hydrogel blends were modified with varying amounts of SiO2NPs (0.05g, 0.1g, 0.15g and 0.2g) and compared with the blend without SiO2NPs to determine the effect of SiO2NPs loading through various characterisation techniques and applications including antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Comprehensive characterizations of the CSG films revealed that CSG 0.1 (containing 0.1g SiO2NPs) exhibited the most favourable functional properties, low crystallinity, high flexibility, suitable pore size, thermal stability, adequate tensile strength, elongation at the breaking point and maximum stability by swelling and diffusion test. The addition of SiO2NPs consistently enhanced thermal and mechanical stability in all CSG films. Further, these CSG films were implemented for antioxidant test and antimicrobial activity against gram-positive Bacillus cereus and gram-negative Escherichia coli. SiO2NPs integration significantly elevated the antioxidant capacity in all films, with CSG 0.1 showing ⁓7% improvement. The antimicrobial activity of SiO2NPs-modified CSG films was also notable, with CSG 0.1 effectively inhibiting B. cereus by 1.2cm zone and E. coli by 0.5cm zone. A soil burial test was performed to pattern the biodegradability of CSG hydrogels. Therefore, the outstanding improvements in the intrinsic properties of CSG films, owing to SiO2NPs modification, positioned these CSG hydrogels as promising candidates for advanced food packaging materials in various industries.
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