Impact of Nanosilver and Nanocopper on Antifungal Properties of Plastic Elements in the Aspect of Their Use in Agri-Food Processing

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Published: Mar 1, 2018
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nanoadditives, silver, copper, plastics, antifungal properties

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Marek Jałbrzykowski
Faculty of Mechanics, Bialystok University of Technology
Katarzyna Leszczyńska
Faculty od Medicine, Bialystok Medical University
Sławomir Obidziński
Faculty of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology
Łukasz Minarowski
Faculty od Medicine, Bialystok Medical University
Magdalena Laabs
Rolbatch, GMBH Germany

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The paper presents results of microbiological research of plastic elements. Plastic elements were made of the polystyrene composition with addition of nanosilver and nanocopper with a laboratory extruder EHP 25ELine. Microbiological research was carried with regard to evaluation of antifungal impact of nanoadditives according to international standards with Cryobank (Mast Diagnostica). A positive impact of nanoadditives on antifungal properties of polystyrene elements produced by means of extrusion which is very favourable in the aspect of their use in agri-food processing.

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Jałbrzykowski, M., Leszczyńska, K., Obidziński, S., Minarowski, Łukasz, & Laabs, M. (2018). Impact of Nanosilver and Nanocopper on Antifungal Properties of Plastic Elements in the Aspect of Their Use in Agri-Food Processing. Agricultural Engineering , 22(1), 49-59. Retrieved from http://agriceng.ptir.org/index.php/AgricEng/article/view/55
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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018)
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