Fabrication of antibacterial poly (L-lactic acid)/tea polyphenol blend films via reactive blending using SG copolymer

Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) composite materials with both excellent antibacterial properties and mechanical properties are highly desirable for both food packaging and biomedical applications. However, a facile method to prepare transparent PLLA composite films with both excellent antibacterial and...

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Published in:International journal of biological macromolecules 2024-03, Vol.262 (Pt 2), p.130130-130130, Article 130130
Main Authors: Ni, Weibiao, Zhou, Guoying, Chen, Yihang, Li, Xianlu, Yan, Tingzi, Li, Yongjin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Antibacterial
Lactic Acid
Mechanical properties
Poly (lactic acid)
Polymers
Reactive blending
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
Tea
Tea polyphenols
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Summary:Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) composite materials with both excellent antibacterial properties and mechanical properties are highly desirable for both food packaging and biomedical applications. However, a facile method to prepare transparent PLLA composite films with both excellent antibacterial and mechanical properties is still lacking. In this work, blend films based on PLLA, tea polyphenols (TP) and poly (styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate) (SG) copolymers (PLLA/TP/SG) were prepared by melt blending using twin screw extruder. The blend films showed high transparency with a brownish color originated from tea polyphenols. Both SEM and DSC analyses confirmed that the blends are thermodynamically compatible. GPC and mechanical assessments demonstrated that the PLLA/TP binary blends exhibit reduced molecular weight and compromised mechanical properties, compared to neat PLLA. However, incorporating SG copolymer resulted in increased molecular weight and improved mechanical properties for the PLLA/TP/SG blends. The FT-IR spectra exhibited a shift to lower wavenumber for the absorption peak associated with the benzene ring on TPs after blending with PLLA and SG, indicating the occurrence of transesterification between PLLA and TP. Plate coating studies revealed that the PLLA/TP/SG blends with TP incorporation at 5 wt% exhibited a bacteriostatic rate of 99.99 % against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Overall, our study reveals that the PLLA/TP/SG blend films exhibit excellent antibacterial properties coupled with good mechanical properties, rendering them a promising candidate for antibacterial packaging materials.
ISSN:0141-8130
1879-0003
DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130130