Electrospun Oxygen Scavenging Films of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Containing Palladium Nanoparticles for Active Packaging Applications

[EN] This paper reports on the development and characterization of oxygen scavenging films made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) containing palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) prepared by electrospinning followed by annealing treatment at 160 degrees C. The PdNPs were modified with the intention to optimize their dispersion and distribution in PHB by means of two different surfactants permitted for food contact applications, i.e., hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). Analysis of the morphology and characterization of the chemical, thermal, mechanical, and water and limonene vapor barrier properties and the oxygen scavenging capacity of the various PHB materials were carried out. From the results, it was seen that a better dispersion and distribution was obtained using CTAB as the dispersing aid. As a result, the PHB/PdNP nanocomposites containing CTAB provided also the best oxygen scavenging performance. These films offer a significant potential as new active coating or interlayer systems for application in the design of novel active food packaging structures.This research has received funding from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO, project AGL2015-63855-C2-1-R) and the EU H2020 project YPACK (reference number 773872). A.C. and S.T.-G. would like to thank the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and MINECO for her predoctoral grant (205955/2014-2) and his Juan de la Cierva contract (IJCI-2016-29675), respectively.Cherpinski, A.; Gozutok, M.; Turkoglu Sasmazel, H.; Torres-Giner, S.; Lagaron, JM. (2018). Electrospun Oxygen Scavenging Films of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Containing Palladium Nanoparticles for Active Packaging Applications. Nanomaterials. 8(7):1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070469S11987Puglia, D., Fortunati, E., D’Amico, D. A., Manfredi, L. B., Cyras, V. P., & Kenny, J. M. (2014). 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