Preparation and characterization of functional sodium caseinate/guar gum/TiO2/cumin essential oil composite film

Mahmood Alizadeh-Sani; Jong-Whan Rhim; Maryam Azizi-Lalabadi; Mohsen Hemmati-Dinarvand; Ali Ehsani

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.004

Preparation and characterization of functional sodium caseinate/guar gum/TiO₂/cumin essential oil composite film

Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Feb 15:145:835-844. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.004. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Authors

Mahmood Alizadeh-Sani¹, Jong-Whan Rhim², Maryam Azizi-Lalabadi³, Mohsen Hemmati-Dinarvand⁴, Ali Ehsani⁵

Affiliations

¹ Student Research Committee, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Student's Scientific Research Center, Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Food and Nutrition, BioNanocomposite Research Center, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jwrhim@khu.ac.kr.
³ Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁴ Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
⁵ Nutrition Research Center, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: ehsani@tbzmed.ac.ir.

PMID: 31726161
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.004

Abstract

Eco-friendly functional bionanocomposite films were prepared using sodium caseinate (SC) and guar gum (GG) as the polymer matrix and TiO₂ and cumin essential oil (CEO) as functional fillers. 0.2 vol% GG selected for the preparation of SC/GG composite film and various amount of TiO₂ and CEO (1 and 2 wt% based on SC) were incorporated into the SC/GG film either individually or in combination. The addition of TiO₂ and CEO significantly improved the water permeability and sensitivity properties and mechanical characteristics such as the strength (TS), stiffness (YM), and flexibility (EB) of the composite films. Also, the SC/GG films incorporated with TiO₂ and CEO exhibited remarkable antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (L. monocytogenes and S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli O157: H7 and S. enteritidis) bacteria. All the film properties were varied not only on the concentration of TiO₂ and CEO, but also increased synergistically when they were added together.

Keywords: Active packaging; Bionanocomposite; Cumin essential oil; Guar gum; Sodium caseinate; TiO(2).

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Caseins / chemistry*
Cuminum / chemistry*
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Galactans / chemistry*
Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects
Mannans / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / chemistry
Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
Permeability
Plant Gums / chemistry*
Polymers / chemistry
Salmonella enteritidis / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Titanium / chemistry*
Water / chemistry

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Caseins
Galactans
Mannans
Oils, Volatile
Plant Gums
Polymers
Water
titanium dioxide
Titanium
guar gum