Characterization of Agar-CMC/Ag-MMT nanocomposite and evaluation of antibacterial and mechanical properties for packaging applications

The effect of silver modified montmorillonite (Ag-MMT) on the physical, mechanical and antimicrobial properties of agar-carboxymethyl cellulose (agar-CMC) bionanocomposites film, prepared by a solution intercalation method were investigated. The nanocomposite of agar and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC...

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Main Authors: Dipak Makwana, Johanna Castaño, Rajesh S. Somani, Hari C. Bajaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521830193X