Green Biosynthesized Selenium Nanoparticles by Cinnamon Extract and Their Antimicrobial Activity and Application as Edible Coatings with Nano-Chitosan

Table 3

Antimicrobial capacities of formulated edible coating from chitosan nanoparticles (Cht-NPs) and phycosynthesized Se nanoparticles with cinnamon extract (CIE/Se-NPs) against food-borne bacteria.

Edible coating	Antibacterial activity (IZ: mm)
	E. coli	Salmonella typhimurium	Staphylococcus aureus	Listeria monocytogenes
Cht-NPs (1.5%)	5.5 ± 0.5	6.1 ± 0.4	5.1 ± 0.3	4.6 ± 0.4
Cht-NPs + CIE/Se-NPs (25 µg/ml)	8.6 ± 0.7	10.1 ± 0.9	7.5 ± 0.6	7.2 ± 0.7
Cht-NPs + CIE/Se-NPs (50 µg/ml)	10.8 ± 0.9	12.2 ± 1.2	8.9 ± 0.8	8.4 ± 1.0
Cht-NPs + CIE/Se-NPs (75 µg/ml)	13.2 ± 1.2	14.8 ± 1.4	10.9 ± I0.9	10.1 ± 1.1

Inhibition zones impart triplicates’ diameter means ± SD, Inhibition zones impart triplicates’ diameter means ± SD, without coating films diameter .