Fabrication of electrospun polylactic acid nanofilm incorporating cinnamon essential oil/ β -cyclodextrin inclusion complex for antimicrobial packaging

Antibacterial electrospun zein nanofibrous web encapsulating thymol/cyclodextrin-inclusion complex for food packaging

“…The initial amount of bacterial colonies of the control (meat) was 16.1 ± 0.2 Â 10 2 CFU/g on the first day, and it increased up to 97.6 ± 0.5 Â 10 7 CFU/g on the fifth day. Since food is considered as spoiled when the amount of bacteria exceeds 10 7 CFU/g; the experiment was stopped on the fifth day (Wen, Zhu, Feng et al, 2016). The number of bacteria counted in meat samples packed with nanofibrous webs was less than the control sample on the first, second, and fifth days of the storage.…”

“…Secondly, nanofibers are responsive to changes, such as relative humidity and temperature, which makes possible tunable release of the active agents. Hence, electrospun nanofibers have the potential to be used in food packaging applications (Vega-Lugo & Lim, 2009;Wen, Zhu, Feng et al, 2016;. Moreover, CD-ICs of various compounds including food additives, essential oils, antioxidant and antibacterial agents might be incorporated into electrospun nanofibers for enhancing solubility and thermal stability, controlling release and prolonging shelf life Aytac, Dogan, Tekinay, & Uyar, 2014;Aytac, Kusku, Durgun, & Uyar, 2016a, 2016bAytac, Sen, Durgun, & Uyar, 2015;Kayaci & Uyar, 2012;Uyar, Hacaloglu, & Besenbacher, 2011;Uyar, Nur, Hacaloglu, & Besenbacher, 2009).…”

Advancements in meat packaging

“…A cinnamon essential oilcyclodextrin inclusion complex incorporated into PLA nanofibers by electrospinning prolonged the shelf life of pork to 8 days compared with 4 days for controls ( (Wen, Zhu, Feng, Liu, Lou, A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T Li, Zong, & Wu, 2016). Despite the research conducted, antimicrobial packaging has been used commercially on a limited basis except for silver based antimicrobial materials (Realini & Marcos, 2014).…”

Cyclodextrins: A Weapon in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

“…38 These electrospun nano¯bers displayed a better antimicrobial activity than nano¯bers of PLA/CEO without CD.…”