Browsing by Subject "Antimicrobial"

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  • Investigation on antimicrobial properties of biopolymers applied to single-use pet 
    Cooray, BRU; Assalaarachchi, DSAM; Gunasekara, USW [Conference-Abstract]
    The increasing use of plastic in various applications has led to significant environmental concerns, particularly with the disposal of single-use plastic. Using heavy metals as antimicrobial agents and single-use plastics ...
  • Nano-silver impregnated wrapping film to keep fruit fresh 
    Amarasinghe, DAS; Samarasekara, AMPB; Madhuwanthi, WADP; Dammage, DNS [Conference-Full-text]
    It is the common belief that, silver is one of the most effective and the least toxic inorganic antimicrobial agent. At minute concentrations, silver ions are nontoxic to human cells. In this study we investigate the ability ...
  • Novel antimicrobial nano coated polypropylene based materials for food packaging systems 
    Egodage, DP; Jayalath, HTS; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS; Madushani, SPA; Senerath, SMNS [Conference-Abstract]
    Modern days, in food industry significant attention has paid to secure food quality, safety and shelf-life. Microbial growth is the major cause of food spoilage which reduces shelf life of food. Food packaging plays a ...