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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymer and Their Applications as an antimicrobial Nano Composites
Rohit Omar , Gauri Khanwalkar , Sarvesh Kumar Singh , Swasti Saxena
Abstract
The antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles prompts their uses in manymedical devices. Chemical dye
and natural based antimicrobial biocompatible hyperbranched and linearpolymer nanocomposites
have been prepared. Formation of the stable and well-dispersed nanoparticles was confirmed by
ultraviolet, X-ray diffractometeric, transmission electron microscopic and Fourier transform infra-red
spectroscopic analyses. The enhancement of properties for hyperbranched and linear polymers
respectively was observed bythe formation of nanocomposites. The nanocomposites showed
biodegradability as conferredfrom the bacterial degradation. The biopolymers can be obtained from
different resources such as carbohydrates, animal or plant-derived proteins, and
microbialsynthesized and petroleum-based chemicals for food industry applications. The microbial
origin biopolymers (polyhydroxyalkanoates, bacterial cellulose, xanthan, curdian, pullan) are
biocompatible, eco-friendly, and custom-made, which could be a useful tool for food industry
applications. This paper explained various microbial polymer nanocomposites and their effective
applications
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10.48047/NQ.2022.20.20.NQ109148
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