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Antibacterial paperboard packaging using microfibrillated cellulose

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The industry and consumers are focusing more and more on the development of biodegradable and lightweight food-packaging materials, which could better preserve the quality of the food and improve its shelf-life. In an attempt to meet these requirements, this study presents a novel bio-substrate able to contain active bio-molecules for future food-packaging applications. Based on a paperboard substrate, the development of an antibacterial bio-packaging material is, therein, achieved using a chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) solution as a model of an antibacterial molecule, mixed with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and used as coating onto paperboard samples. AFM and FE-SEM analyses were performed to underline the nanoporous MFC network able to trap and to progressively release the CHX molecules. The release study of CHX was conducted in an aqueous medium and showed a lower proportion (20 %) of CHX released when using MFC. This led to the constant release of low amounts of CHX over 40 h. Antibacterial tests were carried out to assess the preservation of the antibacterial activity of the samples after the release studies. Samples remained active against Bacillus subtilis, with better results being obtained when MFC was used. The preservation of the quality of a model food was finally evaluated paving the way for future promising applications in the food packaging industry.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Sandra Tapin-Lingua (FCBA) for supplying the MFC suspension and Cécile Sillard for performing the AFM analyses. This project was made possible by the use of specific equipment of the TekLiCell platform supported by Region Rhône-Alpes through FEDER (European fund for regional development) funding.

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    Nathalie Lavoine, Isabelle Desloges, Brigitte Manship & Julien Bras

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Lavoine, N., Desloges, I., Manship, B. et al. Antibacterial paperboard packaging using microfibrillated cellulose. J Food Sci Technol 52, 5590–5600 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-014-1675-1

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