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Novel Aloe-Vera and allyl methacrylate-based antimicrobial copolymer nanoemulsion for coating: an in-situ approach

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In the investigation, the allyl methacrylate-based copolymer emulsion was synthesized via semi-continuous seeded emulsion polymerization utilizing Aloe-Vera and allyl methacrylate/butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate and acrylic acid as monomers. Various characterization techniques such as SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, DTA, DSC, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy were used for the determination of surface morphological and characteristic properties of the prepared nanoemulsion. Some properties of prepared nanoemulsion such as solid content, tensile strength, % elongation, water resistance, freezing–thawing stability, alkali resistance and electrolytic stability were determined comprehensively. The obtained results showed tremendous improvement in the physical properties of nanoemulsion with a 70:30 ratio of the organic phase and water phase as well as showed the outstanding antimicrobial performance against two (G +) bacteria: MTCC442 & MTCC1144 and one (G–) bacteria: MTCC2474.

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Central instrumentation facility of Jamia Milia University New Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University are acknowledged for providing DTA/TGA and SEM with EDX, 1H, 13C NMR facility. Lovely Professional university, Punjab, acknowledged for providing the XRD facility.

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• Aloe-Vera solution was extracted from leaves of aloe vera plants and concentrated with help of rotamentle.

• Aloe-Vera and allyl base nanoemulsion was synthesized via semi-continuous seeded emulsion polymerization.

• Antimicrobial properties of nanoemulsion were enhanced by Aloe-Vera.

• Improve the mechanical properties of Aloe-Vera and allyl base nanoemulsion film.

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Devi, P., Singh, J., Rehmaan, H. et al. Novel Aloe-Vera and allyl methacrylate-based antimicrobial copolymer nanoemulsion for coating: an in-situ approach. J Polym Res 29, 511 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03339-1

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