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Cyanoethyl cellulose (CEC)/ magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ) flexible composite film with enhanced dielectric and magnetic properties was successfully prepared. CEC has been synthesized from micro crystalline cellulose (MCC). The effects of magnetite mass fraction on the morphology, microstructure, thermal stability, and antimicrobial activity of the as-prepared composite films were investigated. The Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and broadband dielectric spectrometer was also employed to study the magnetic and dielectric properties, respectively. In addition to study the computational calculation of MCC, and CEC by DFT/ B3LYP/6-31G (d) basis sets. The results showed that, the sample that is magnetite free has a diamagnetic response to the applied magnetic field, however the other samples that is loaded with magnetite show super-paramagnetic behavior indicating that the particles' sizes of the magnetite mostly below 20 nm. Also, antimicrobial activities of composite films against (G + ve), (G-ve), were investigated., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict to interests., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Microorganisms can spread on the surface of banknotes and cause many infectious diseases. Chitosan nanofibers (CNFs) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are nanomaterials, which can affect the antimicrobial properties. In this study, the fungal species that grew on the surfaces of collected banknotes from different places were identified. To examine the antifungal effect of the both nanomaterials on the banknotes, the stable coatings using CNFs and CNCs emulsions were prepared by roller coating. The results revealed that the most colonies in the banknotes obtained from the bakeries and butcheries were Aspergillus sp., whereas the colonies in bus terminals and the hospitals were Aspergillus niger and Penicillium, respectively. The results showed that the CNCs had no antifungal effect alone on the aforementioned species, but it could improve the antifungal effect, adhesion, and stability of CNFs on the banknote surfaces. This study suggested a new approach to decrease the infection spreads through banknotes., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

The present study deals with synthesizing novel cellulose derivative, from modifying the carboxymethyl cellulose with amino phenylpropanoic acid (CMC-APP). The synthesized CMC-APP was evaluated as biological and anti-cancer active compound. The molecular structures of this active compound were built using the HyperChem program 7.5, together with conventional analysis (nitrogen content, FT-IR, and non-isothermal TGA analysis). Optimizing the CMC/APPA ratio was carried out as preliminary assessment step, via undetected antimicrobial activity measurement. The TEM study showed that, the synthesized cellulose CMC-APP derivative in the nano-scale particle size (range from 12.5 to 89.3nm). Among all the tested microorganisms and MCF-7 breast cancer cells, the synthesized nano-cellulose derivative is possible used as safety medicine for microbial infections and cancers. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) for Gram-positive bacteria, and gram-negative bacteria are 48.82μg/mL and 97μg/mL, respectively. While, the unicellular fungi and filamentous fungi are 12.2μg/mL and 97.65μg/mL, respectively. The cytotoxic index (IC50) for MCF-7 breast cancers is 50μg/mL. Moreover, the computational study of ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination and toxic) properties, of the molecules showed that, this investigated nano-compound is good oral bioavailability., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)