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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2015 , Volume 3, Issue 2
Page No. : 492-497
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782

Bio-Efficacy of Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles against Food Spoilage Fungi by using Different Food Packaging Sheets

Kalpana Kanchan, G. P. Satsangi^* and J. N. Shrivastava

Department of Botany, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra- 282005, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: gurupsatsangi@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The aim of present study was to develop food packaging sheets. In present experiment Blotting and
Whatman paper sheets (No. 1) used as food packing material, initially these paper sheets soaked in
aqueous solution of AgNO3 and reacted with aqueous solution of NaBH4 to generate Agnanoparticles
in paper matrix. It was observed that generation of Ag-nanoparticles, XRD showed
peak at 2θ value 38.14 with a size of 44nm. After 5 days of incubation, the untreated polythene
showed maximum fungal colony (360) while minimum (4) in treated paper. The Ag-nanoparticles
embedded Blotting paper sheets showed maximum percentage-inhibition against A. fumigatus, M.
canis, A. niger.
Keywords: Ag-nanoparticles, Silver nitrate, Food packaging, Aspergillus niger, Microsporum canis.

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Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3 (2): 492-497 (2015)

No. 772, Basant Vihar, Kota

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