Towards greener and more sustainable cellulose-based hand sanitizer products
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Bo Suna,b,
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Min Zhanga,d, , ,
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Zhibin Heb, , ,
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Linqiang Zhengb, , ,
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Jing Shenc,
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Yonghao Nib, ,
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a. Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety(Tianjin University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, China;
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b. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada;
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c. Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;
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d. Tianjin Food Safety & Low Carbon Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Tianjin, 300457, China
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Corresponding author:
Min Zhang, zm0102@sina.com
; Zhibin He, zhe@unb.ca
; Linqiang Zheng, lzheng@unb.ca
; Yonghao Ni, yonghao@unb.ca
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Abstract
More than 85% of the currently marketed hand sanitizer products are alcohol-based products, and the alcohol content is usually about 70% in order to be effective. The high alcohol content can cause dehydration, which is undesirable for sensitive skin, particularly for children. This creates opportunities for the development of innovative hand sanitizer products that are free of alcohol and have green nano-cellulose-based materials as carriers for the antibacterial agents. Good skin affinity and biocompatibility are the special features of the newly developed products, which would satisfy the need of the general public for green products.
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