Development of an Eco-Friendly CMC-PVA Biofilm Incorporating Catechin Extracted from Mature Tea Leaves and Silver Nanoparticles for Enhanced Food Packaging Applications

Project ID: AIRG/2024/A&S/06/12

Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant

Project Awarded: 23rd October 2024

Principal Investigator:

Samar Kumar Guha

Associate Professor

A&S Department, AUST

 

Co-principal Investigator/s:

Mohammad Abdul Kader

Associate Professor

A&S Department, AUST

 

Dr. Shamima Akther Eti

Senior Scientific Officer

Fiber & Polymer Research Division, BCSIR, Dhaka

 

Project Duration: 2 Years

Budget Approved: 992500

Expected Research Outcomes:

• Synthesis of CMC from natural sources
• Successful synthesis of the Ag NPs and utilization of tea wastes materials for preparation of biofilm for food packaging industries
• Insightful information obtained from the sophisticated characterization of the biofilm materials
• Superior antibacterial and antioxidant performance of CMC-PVA/Catechin/Ag NP nanocomposite biofilms
• Correlation between characterization results and antibacterial activity of the biofilm