Novel polyvinyl butyral/monoacylglycerol nanofibrous membrane with antifouling activity

0532092 - ÚH 2021 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Peer, Petra - Sedlaříková, J. - Janalíková, M. - Kučerová, L. - Pleva, P.
Novel polyvinyl butyral/monoacylglycerol nanofibrous membrane with antifouling activity.
Materials. Roč. 13, č. 17 (2020), č. článku 3662. E-ISSN 1996-1944
Institutional support: RVO:67985874
Keywords : nanofibrous membranes * monoacylglycerols * polyvinyl butyral * wettability * antibacterial * antifouling activity
OECD category: Polymer science
Impact factor: 3.623, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Open access
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Monoacylglycerols (MAGs) have proven of great interest to the foodstuffs industry due to the promising antibacterial activity they show for controlling microbial contamination. Prior to this paper, this antibacterial agent had not been incorporated in a nanofibrous membrane. This study details convenient fabrication of nanofibrous membranes based on polyvinyl butyral (PVB) containing various concentrations of monocaprin (MAG 10) by an electrospinning process. Increasing the concentration of MAG 10 caused differences to appear in the shape of the nanofibers, in addition to which the level of wettability was heightened. Besides exhibiting antibacterial properties, the functional membranes demonstrated especially good antifouling activity. The novel and efficient nanofibrous membranes described have the potential to find eventual application in medical or environmental fields.
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