Nanotechnology is one of the critical elements in adjusting barrier properties in both active and smart food packaging systems. In this study, it was tried to assess the effect of core@shell NPs (allotropes of Al2O3 “γ,η,α“ as core, and TiO2 and SiO2 as shell) on the barrier properties of carboxymethyl cellulose-based film including water vapor permeability, moisture absorption, and gas transmission rate. The films were fabricated with 1, 3, and 5 % of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were analyzed from the viewpoint of morphology, crystallinity, and chemical structures. Based on the results, nanoparticles with TiO2 as shells showed more crystallinity. Increasing the concentration of nanoparticles improved the barrier properties. This improvement was more significant in films with Al2O3@TiO2 nanoparticles. Based on the results, nanoparticles with higher crystallinity could significantly block the gas and moisture diffusion pathways. In conclusion, the core@shell type nanoparticles can be a good nominee for food packaging purposes. پرونده مقاله

This paper reports the green preparation of silver oxide and nickel oxide nanoparticles. The malva sylvestris extract was used as the green reductant and capping agent. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, and EDX analysis. The XRD analysis discloses that the prepared silver oxide nanoparticles comprise both Ag2O and Ag metal phases. In addition, it was found that the prepared nickel oxide nanoparticles have an amorphous structure. The FT-IR results show the presence of metal-oxide bonds at the wavenumber range 750-600 cm-1. Also, the green synthesis of the metal oxide nanoparticles was confirmed by the existence of the organic functional groups on the surface of the prepared samples. The SEM images show the spherical nanoparticles in the size range below 50 nm for both prepared nanoparticles. These results reveal the superior ability of the malva sylvestris extract to prepare the fine metal oxide nanoparticles. In this research, synthesized Ag2O nanoparticles (Ag2O NPs) and NiO nanoparticles (NiO NPs) were used as modifiers for carbon paste electrode (CPE) and their effect on the electrochemical determination of Quercetin (QCT) was investigated by using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). پرونده مقاله