title: New Edible Bionanocomposite Prepared by Pectin and Clove Essential Oil Nanoemulsions.
abstract: Nanocomposites are being extremely investigated to provide packaging with interesting characteristics for packages. Because of essential oils' natural occurrence and antibacterial activity, they are considered as an alternative for synthetic additives in the food industry. In this paper, we studied an edible bionanocomposite film made up of pectin and clove essential oil nanoemulsion for application as edible package. Mechanical properties, water vapor permeability (WVP), and antibacterial activity were analyzed. From mechanical and WVP analyses, we noticed an interesting improvement in film properties. In the antibacterial activity test, disk diffusion was used to assess the inhibition zones of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. With these results, we concluded that the most interesting results were promoted by smaller nanodroplets (diameter of approximately 142 nm).
authors.forename: Ronaldo S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Luiz H C
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mattoso
authors.forename: Márcia Regina
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de Moura
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D045783:Clove Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D004655:Emulsions; D005054:Eugenol / Q000737:chemistry; D018857:Food Packaging; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014835:Volatilization; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D045783:Clove Oil; D004655:Emulsions; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D014867:Water; D005054:Eugenol; D010368:Pectins