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    Novel Polyvinyl Butyral/Monoacylglycerol Nanofibrous Membrane with Antifouling Activity

    Year: 2020

    Journal: Materials, Volume 13, SEP

    Authors: Peer, Petra; Sedlarikova, Jana; Janalikova, Magda; Kucerova, Liliana; Pleva, Pavel

    Organizations: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech RepublicMinistry of Education, Youth & Sports - Czech Republic [LTC 19034]; Program NPU I [LO1504]; Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic [RVO: 67985874]; TBU in Zlin [IGA/CPS/2020/001]

    Keywords: nanofibrous membranes; monoacylglycerols; polyvinyl butyral; wettability; antibacterial; antifouling activity

    Monoacylglycerols (MAGs) have proven of great interest to the foodstuffs industry due to the promising antibacterial activity they show for controlling microbial contamination. Prior to this paper, this antibacterial agent had not been incorporated in a nanofibrous membrane. This study details convenient fabrication of nanofibrous membranes based on polyvinyl butyral (PVB) containing various concentrations of monocaprin (MAG 10) by an electrospinning process. Increasing the concentration of MAG 10 caused differences to appear in the shape of the nanofibers, in addition to which the level of wettability was heightened. Besides exhibiting antibacterial properties, the functional membranes demonstrated especially good antifouling activity. The novel and efficient nanofibrous membranes described have the potential to find eventual application in medical or environmental fields.
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