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Development of effective and harmless silver-based materials as antimicrobial coatings

Objective

Development and characterization of chitosan-alkynyl-Ag (C-A-Ag).Coating formation of C-A-Ag on the packaging materials and on the sea food surfaces.Evaluation of antimicrobial effectiveness of coatings against pathogenic microorganisms (drug sensitive and multi-drug resistant strains).Evaluation of in vitro toxicity of C-A-Ag coatings using different human cell lines.

Investigators
Parveen, Salina
Institution
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
Start date
2020
End date
2022
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
MDX-FS202004SD
Accession number
1022463
Categories
Antimicrobial Resistance
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