Formulation of active packaging system using Artemisia scoparia for enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits
| Autor: | Mohammad Qasim Hayat, Muhammad Uzair Hashmi, Nauman Khalid, Rao Sanaullah Khan, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Rumeza Hanif, Qaisar Mansoor, Javaria Hanif, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti, Faria Khan, Muhammad Ismail, Saadia Andleeb, Faheem Amin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science
Calcium alginate Silver Cell Survival Active packaging Metal Nanoparticles Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology engineering.material 010402 general chemistry Shelf life 01 natural sciences Silver nanoparticle Artemisia scoparia Cell Line Biomaterials chemistry.chemical_compound Coating Humans Food science Aqueous solution biology Plant Extracts Food Packaging Hydrogen-Ion Concentration 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology biology.organism_classification 0104 chemical sciences chemistry Artemisia Mechanics of Materials Fruit engineering Methanol 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Materials scienceengineering. C, Materials for biological applications. 100 |
| ISSN: | 1873-0191 |
| Popis: | An improved active packaging system was developed for fresh fruits using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) coupled with calcium alginate (Ca-ALG). For the synthesis of AgNPs aqueous, ethanol and methanol extracts of Artemisia scoparia (AS) were used. These AgNP's were characterized using UV–Vis, SEM, EDS, AFM, FTIR and gel electrophoresis. Ethanol extract of AS (ASE) produced AgNPs with smallest size in comparison to aqueous AS (ASA) and methanol extract of AS (ASM). AgNPs synthesized from ASE had a size range of 12.0–23.3 nm and were tested on Human Corneal Epithelial Cells to evaluate their cytotoxicity. At 0.05 ng/mL of AgNP's concentration, no toxic effects were observed on the evaluated cell line. Therefore, 0.05 ng/mL of AgNPs mixed with edible coating of Ca-ALG were applied on strawberries and loquats as active coating to increase their shelf life. Significant improvement was observed in the quality parameters of strawberries and loquats such as microbial analysis, acidity loss, soluble solid content loss, weight loss and quality decay. Ca-ALG coating incorporated with AgNPs enhanced the shelf life of strawberries and loquats in comparison to no treatment and simple Ca-ALG coatings. This study provides an insight to food industry to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits using AgNP's formulated coatings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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