Biopolymer-based films are natural, renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable alternatives to
plastic packaging. Despite years of ongoing research, biopolymer films still lag much behind …

Plastics sourced from petrochemicals are most commonly and widely used for food
packaging films. However, the extensive employment of petrochemical plastics unavoidably …

Plantago major seed (PMS) contains significant amounts of gum which potentially can be
used in biopolymer based packaging. This research has evaluated the effects of different …

Improving functional properties of biopolymers for use as environment friendly packaging is
an area of current interest. Biodegradable films with improved barrier and mechanical …

Edible films are manufactured from natural, renewable, nontoxic, and biodegradable
polymers and are safe alternatives to plastic food packaging. Despite ongoing research …

The use of synthetic petroleum based packaging films caused serious environmental
problems due to their difficulty in recycling and poor biodegradability. Therefore, present …

Edible films and coatings are a current and future food packaging trend. In the food and envi-
ronmental sectors, there is a growing need to understand the role of edible packaging and …

This work focused on the development and characterization of relatively novel edible films
from Persian gum (PG) under different concentrations of glycerol and emulsified oil droplets …

This research has evaluated the effects of different levels (0.5, 1, and 1.5%) of grape seed oil
(GSO) on the various aspects of gelatin/guar gum (GG) based biodegradable films. Bovine …

Water soluble hydrocolloids (gums) are used for various applications such as packaging
films, coating agents, texture modifiers, thickeners, gelling agents, stabilizers and …