Department of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Carbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, Wanju-Gun 55338, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Apr 13;22(8):4017. doi: 10.3390/ijms22084017.
Essential oils prevent superbug formation, which is mainly caused by the continuous use of synthetic drugs. This is a significant threat to health, the environment, and food safety. Plant extracts in the form of essential oils are good enough to destroy pests and fight bacterial infections in animals and humans. In this review article, different essential oils containing polymeric nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning are reviewed. These nanofibers containing essential oils have shown applications in biomedical applications and as food-packaging materials. This approach of delivering essential oils in nanoformulations has attracted considerable attention in the scientific community due to its low price, a considerable ratio of surface area to volume, versatility, and high yield. It is observed that the resulting nanofibers possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Therefore, they can reduce the use of toxic synthetic drugs that are utilized in the cosmetics, medicine, and food industries. These nanofibers increase barrier properties against light, oxygen, and heat, thereby protecting and preserving the food from oxidative damage. Moreover, the nanofibers discussed are introduced with naturally derived chemical compounds in a controlled manner, which simultaneously prevents their degradation. The nanofibers loaded with different essential oils demonstrate an ability to increase the shelf-life of various food products while using them as active packaging materials.
精油可预防超级细菌的形成，超级细菌主要是由于合成药物的持续使用而产生的。这对健康、环境和食品安全构成了重大威胁。以精油形式存在的植物提取物足以消灭害虫，并对抗动物和人类的细菌感染。在这篇综述文章中，我们回顾了通过静电纺丝制备的含有聚合纳米纤维的不同精油。这些含有精油的纳米纤维已在生物医学应用和食品包装材料中得到应用。由于其价格低廉、具有相当大的表面积与体积比、多功能性和高产量，将精油以纳米制剂形式输送的方法引起了科学界的广泛关注。结果表明，所得到的纳米纤维具有抗菌、抗炎和抗氧化特性。因此，它们可以减少在化妆品、医药和食品工业中使用的有毒合成药物。这些纳米纤维增加了对光、氧和热的阻隔性能，从而保护和保存食品免受氧化损伤。此外，以可控的方式用天然衍生的化合物引入讨论的纳米纤维，同时防止其降解。负载不同精油的纳米纤维显示出作为活性包装材料增加各种食品保质期的能力。
