Bacteriophage are bacterial viruses and are found to have antimicrobial properties and becomes a means of pathogen control, which is approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the control of Listeria monocytogene, Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7and Campylobacter. However, after traditional drying method, phages infectiveness lost during drying and storage in ambient or at 4�C. Electrospinning is a simple, inexpensive and versatile process to form fibers in nano scale with super huge surface areas and also a fast way to evaporate solvent in seconds without destruction of polymer structures. These unique features ensure the potential applications of electrospun phage-composite nanofibers for storage phage in dry phase with protectant and easy to delivery with such small volume and weight.

High surface area electrspun nanofiber for bacteriophage T-7 preservation

246th National Meeting (2013)

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