Stepwise reinforcement strategy for guar gum/sodium alginate based films: Introduction of carboxylated cellulose nanofibers by different methods and further calcium …

Z Liu, Q Liu, L Lin, Q Wang, W Ma, Q Cheng, J Yang… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insufficient mechanical, barrier and water resistance properties of guar gum (GG) films limit
their application in food packaging field. Herein, the properties of GG films were enhanced …

Recent advances in guar gum-based films or coatings: Diverse property enhancement strategies and applications in foods

H Jiang, W Zhang, L Chen, J Liu, J Cao, W Jiang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics sourced from petrochemicals are most commonly and widely used for food
packaging films. However, the extensive employment of petrochemical plastics unavoidably …

Assessment of the performance of several novel approaches to improve physical properties of guar gum based biopolymer films

E Kirtil, A Aydogdu, T Svitova, CJ Radke - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2021 - Elsevier
Biopolymer-based films are natural, renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable alternatives to
plastic packaging. Despite years of ongoing research, biopolymer films still lag much behind …

Characterization of calcium alginate/deacetylated konjac glucomannan blend films prepared by Ca2+ crosslinking and deacetylation

J Li, J Ma, S Chen, J He, Y Huang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, calcium alginate (Ca-SA)/deacetylated konjac glucomannan (DKGM) blend
films were prepared by Ca 2+ crosslinking of sodium alginate (SA) and deacetylation of …

Deciphering the potential of guar gum/Ag-Cu nanocomposite films as an active food packaging material

YA Arfat, M Ejaz, H Jacob, J Ahmed - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Guar gum (GG) based nanocomposite (NC) films were prepared by incorporating silver-
copper alloy nanoparticles (Ag-Cu NPs) through solution casting method. Effect of NP …

The role of calcium crosslinking and glycerol plasticizing on the physical and mechanical properties of superabsorbent: Alginate/Quince Seed Gum films

AA Abedini, G Pircheraghi, A Kaviani - Journal of Polymer Research, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, highly absorbent films based on alginate and Quince Seed Gum (QSG) were
fabricated using ionic crosslinking. FTIR analysis was conducted to show crosslinking and …

Active and robust composite films based on gelatin and gallic acid integrated with microfibrillated cellulose

Y Luo, Y Wu, Y Wang, L Yu - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Gelatin is a renewable, biodegradable, and inexpensive food polymer. The
insufficient mechanical and functional properties of gelatin-based films (GBF) restrict their …

Fabrication of pH-sensitive galactomannan/glycerol bio-composite films for food packaging applications

E Yuyu, Q Qi, Z Chang, J Jiang, X Yao, P Li… - Reactive and Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide has attracted tremendous attention for their potential applications in film
material with biodegradable, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly. Herein, the novel …

Fabrication and assessment of carboxymethyl guar gum-based sustainable films for packaging application

SK Juikar, SG Warkar - Colloid and Polymer Science, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed towards the fabrication of biodegradable packaging films using
carboxymethyl guar gum (CMG) as the base material. Various ratios of glycerol (Gly) as a …

Gellan gum-based functional films integrated with bacterial cellulose and nano-TiO2/CuO improve the shelf life of fresh-cut pepper

F Chen, X Chang, H Xu, X Fu, S Ding… - Food Packaging and Shelf …, 2023 - Elsevier
Active food packaging materials often possess barrier, hydrophobic and antioxidant
properties, which are essential for maintaining food quality and safety. In this study, low acyl …