Tesis profesional presentada por
Miembro del Programa de Honores. Licenciatura en Nanotecnología e Ingeniería Molecular. Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas. Escuela de Ciencias, Universidad de las Américas Puebla.
Jurado Calificador
Director: Dr. Ricardo Navarro Amador
Presidente: Dra. Jessica Rosaura Campos
Delgado
Secretario: Dra. Mónica Cerro
López
Cholula, Puebla, México a 2 de diciembre de 2024.
The current socioeconomic and political landscape has put considerable stress over the underdeveloped sectors of the population. Challenges like hunger, undernourishment and food insecurity have plateaued substantially, with data suggesting undernourishment levels equal to those 15 years back. Herein, a novel Nanocellulose-ZIF-Eugenol (NcZ) composite material is proposed as a means to increase the shelf life of commonly perishable foods by halting bacterial growth in the food package environment. The successful synthesis of the NcZ composite is evidenced by characterization techniques such as XRD, SEM/EDX, BET, among others. The NcZ composites displayed good antimicrobial activity, forming distinct inhibition halos across multiple S. aureus growth mediums in a well-diffusion assay.
Keywords: Metal-organic frameworks, ZIF-8, nanocellulose, antibacterial.
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Justification
Chapter 3. General Objectives
Chapter 4. Literature Review
Chapter 5. Methodology
Chapter 6. Results and Discussion
Chapter 7. Conclusions
References
Cuellar Sánchez, J. Á. 2024. ZIF-8/Nanocellulose-based composites for antibacterial applications in food packaging. Tesis Licenciatura. Nanotecnología e Ingeniería Molecular. Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Escuela de Ciencias, Universidad de las Américas Puebla. Diciembre. Derechos Reservados © 2024.