The preparation and characterization of electrospun gelatin nanofibers containing chitosan/eugenol-sulfobutyl-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles

In this study, a multifunctional food packaging material (G-Eug-NPs-NF) based on gelatin nanofiber membranes (G-NF) containing eugenol nanoparticles (Eug-NPs) were prepared. The Eug-NPs were fabricated through the electrostatic self-assembly by using two ionic polysaccharides chitosan and sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SCD). Compared with G-NF, the G-Eug-NPs-NF exhibited better antioxidant capacity, which positively correlated with Eug-IC concentration, up to 84.17%. In addition, the latter had a good inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), and was more conducive to inhibit the growth of S. aureus. At the same time, the sustained release experiment showed that the incorporation of Eug-NPs in nanofiber membranes improved the sustained release ability of G-Eug-NPs-NF. G-Eug-NPs-NF exhibits the promising application of Eug in food, medicine and other fields.