Modified Hairy Nanocrystalline Cellulose as Photobactericidal Nanofillers for Food Packaging Application

Photobactericidal hairy nanocrystalline cellulose was developed as a bioinspired nanofiller for engineering self-disinfecting food packaging. A new version of hairy nanocellulose functionalized with a high density of primary amine group called hairy aminated nanocrystalline cellulose (ANCC) was synthesized. As a natural photosensitizer, rose bengal (RB) was then covalently linked to ANCC via an aqueous-based bioconjugation reaction, as confirmed...