Green Electrospun Plasma Treated Membrane As a Potential Application For Food Packaging
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2019
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The public concern about health and environmental issues led to adopting the concept of green technology for eco-sustainable
society. Bioplastics and bio-nanocomposites are increasingly developed nowadays either from biomass sources such as
polysaccharides, protein, cellulose, etc, or from marine and animals. The use of biodegradable, renewable and nontoxic materials
reduces the harmful impact of carcinogenics, which becomes advantageous especially in food packaging applications.
Electrospinning has a major contribution in this field as it opens doors to fabricate a nano-scale nonwoven fibres with high
surface area and with superior physical and chemical properties that differ from the bulk materials and can be used in many
applications. In this study, sliver nanoparticles (Nps) are synthesized by gum arabic (Ga) and the produced nanoparticles are used
as a reinforcement of nanofiber membranes based on Ga. The membrane is cross-linked with heat treatment, and then with
methane plasma treatment. The produced Ag Nps and nanofibers are characterized by CPS, DLS, UV-Vis, FTIR, and SEM. The
mechanical properties are measured as well as swelling ratio, mass loss, and contact angle. An increase of water contact angle
from 46° to 121° after plasma treatment.
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Electrospinning, biodegradability, silver nanoparticle, gum Arabic, plasma treatment