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- This study explores the use of paper and polymer nanocomposites as sustainable packaging materials with antibacterial properties.
- The research involved creating paper sheets from rice straw coated with varying percentages of polystyrene nanocomposites, incorporating titanium dioxide nanoparticles with or without silver nanoparticles.
- Various tests were conducted to assess the paper's morphology, elemental composition, mechanical properties, and its effectiveness against specific harmful bacteria and fungi.
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With the increasing sustainability trend with packaging materials, paper and polymer nanocomposites represent a novel class of packaging materials. This study evaluates the potential achievement of alternative sustainable materials as antibacterial packaging application. Paper sheet from rice straw coated with 5 or 10% polystyrene (PS) nanocomposites using titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) doped or undoped with sliver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) were prepared. The morphology of the uncoated and coated paper sheets was studied by SEM. The treated paper sheets were analyzed for their elemental composition using EDAX. The Barrier, air permeability, cob test, as well as mechanical properties and tensile strength were also evaluated. The inhibitory effect of modified paper sheets against Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida, and Staphylococcus were investigated.
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