Active antimicrobial packaging material based on the bio-switch model

12 June 2014

An antimicrobial active packaging material can be made by incorporating and immobilizing antimicrobial agents into food packaging material and applying a bio-switch concept.
Researchers at the R.V. College of Engineering in India synthesized lignocellulose-based film by incorporating antimicrobial agents such as lysozyme and EDTA. They found that the active antimicrobial film is an effective packaging material for moisture sensitive food articles due to the increased hydrophobicity expressed by the film in the presence of glycerol as a plasticizer. An article about the research is published in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology.
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