Long-Term Preservation of Bacteriophage Antimicrobials Using Sugar Glasses

Leung, Vincent; Szewczyk, Alexandra; Chau, Jacqueline; Hosseinidoust, Zeinab; Groves, Logan; Hawsawi, Hajar; Anany, Hany; W. Griffiths, Mansel; Monsur Ali, M.; D. M. Filipe, Carlos

doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00468

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Long-Term Preservation of Bacteriophage Antimicrobials Using Sugar Glasses

Published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering • Oct 16, 2017

Authors:

Vincent Leung

Alexandra Szewczyk

Jacqueline Chau

Abstract

AG10 bacteriophages were preserved in pullulan-trehalose mixture as dried films and as coatings on food packaging. The phages encapsulated in pullulan-trehalose films were able to retain infectivity for up to 3 months at ambient storage conditions. Various buffers, disaccharides and disaccharide con...

Subject

Trehalose

Pullulan

Bacteriophage

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