MAHMOUD MOUSTAFA1,2*, TAREK TAHA3, MOHAMED ELNOUBY4, NEHAL EL-DEEB5, GAMAL HAMAD6, M.A. ABUSAIED7, SULAIMAN ALRUMMAN1
BIOCELL, Vol.41, No.2-3, pp. 67-73, 2017, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2017.41.067
Abstract Current investigation has shown that human exposure to aflatoxins is not limited to the administration of contaminated cereals, but water is another possible source. This study was aimed to design easily applicable method to eliminate aflatoxin B2 (AFB2) from contaminated drinking water. Electrospinning has been used for preparation of probiotic-coated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and cellulose acetate (CA) nanofibers. Both of these hybrid nanofibers were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). SEM showed the proper coating of probiotic strains (Kluyveromyces lactis CBS 2359 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763) on both nanofiber types. Different areas (1-5 cm2)… More >
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