New research suggests that silver nanoparticles can leach out of antimicrobial plastic packaging and contaminate solid foods.

A team of research scientists led by US Food and Drug Administration chemist Timothy Duncan has found evidence of silver nanoparticles embedded in packaging used as an antimicrobial agent seeping into ...

Silver nanoparticles used in packaging as antimicrobial agents can seep into dry foods, as demonstrated by testing with polyethylene film wraps containing these particles.

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Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have long been celebrated for their antimicrobial properties. These microscopic marvels find applications in fields ranging from medicine to food preservation. However, ...

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While there has been commercial interest in plastic food packaging containing antimicrobial silver nanoparticles, it is not approved in the US or Europe. That caution might be warranted ...

By considering the high biocompatibility and well-known regenerative potential of polylactic acid (PLA) and chitosan (CH), as well as the versatile antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) ...

Laser Sciences and Technology Branch, Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Baghdad 10066, Iraq ...

Cytotoxicity and phytotoxicity are also associated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). For instance, biogenic AgNPs synthesized using Aloe vera extract caused significant injury to Brassica seedlings ...