Emerging development of nanocellulose as an antimicrobial material: An overview

• Main Authors: Norrrahim, Mohd. Nor Faiz, Mohd. Nurazzi, Norizan, Jenol, Mohd. Azwan, Ahmad Farid, Mohammed Abdillah, Janudin, Nurjahirah, Aziz Ujang, Farhana, Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Tengku Arisyah, Syed Najmuddin, Syed Umar Faruq, Ilyas, Rushdan Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96526/1/RushdanAhmadIlyas2021_EmergingDevelopmentOfNanocelluloseAsAnAntimicrobialMaterial.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96526/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ma00116g
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The prolonged survival of microbes on surfaces in high-traffic/high-contact environments drives the need for a more consistent and passive form of surface sterilization to minimize the risk of infection. Due to increasing tolerance to antibiotics among microorganisms, research focusing on the discov...