Polyethylene Films Containing Plant Extracts in the Polymer Matrix as Antibacterial and Antiviral Materials.

ABSTRACT: Low density polyethylene (LDPE) films covered with active coatings containing mixtures of rosemary, raspberry, and pomegranate CO2 extracts were found to be active against selected bacterial strains that may extend the shelf life of food products. The coatings also offer antiviral activity, due to their influence on the activity of Φ6 bacteriophage, selected as a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 particles. The mixture of these extracts could be incorporated into a polymer matrix to obtain a foil with antibacterial and antiviral properties. The initial goal of this work was to obtain active LDPE films containing a mixture of CO2 extracts of the aforementioned plants, incorporated into an LDPE matrix via an extrusion process. The second aim of this study was to demonstrate the antibacterial properti

SUBMITTER: Ordon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8708998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature