Potentials of polysaccharides, lipids and proteins in biodegradable food packaging applications

U Amin, MU Khan, Y Majeed, M Rebezov… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-based packaging materials are gaining importance due to their biodegradability,
sustainability and environmental friendliness. To control the food quality and improve the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharides: Sources, characteristics, properties, and their application in biodegradable films

E Díaz-Montes - Polysaccharides, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable films emerge as alternative biomaterials to conventional packaging from
fossil sources, which, in addition to offering protection and increasing the shelf life of food …

[HTML][HTML] Natural polymeric nanobiocomposites for anti-cancer drug delivery therapeutics: A recent update

A Mondal, AK Nayak, P Chakraborty, S Banerjee… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most common lethal diseases and the leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Effective cancer treatment is a global problem, and subsequent advancements in …

[HTML][HTML] Guar gum-chitosan composite film as excellent material for packaging application

S Rahman, A Konwar, G Majumdar… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a need to develop an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, biodegradable polymer
that can replace petroleum-based polymers. The present work is an effort in that direction …

[HTML][HTML] Shellac: from isolation to modification and its untapped potential in the packaging application

A Ahuja, VK Rastogi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, terms such as sustainable, bio-based, biodegradable, non-toxic, or environment-
benign are being found in the literature, suggesting an increase in green materials for …

Guar gum-based nanoformulations: Implications for improving drug delivery

SS Garg, J Gupta - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Poorly soluble drugs are reported to easily degrade in the gastrointestinal tract and
contribute in limiting the effect of drug to its targeted site. Oral administration of drug is one of …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and self–crosslinking mechanism and characterization of chitosan-gelatin-oxidized guar gum hydrogel

S Maiti, PS Khillar, D Mishra, NA Nambiraj, AK Jaiswal - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
The secret of hydrogel formation lies in the intricate chemistry between the constituents and
its effective crosslinking. Hydrogels made up of natural polymers have gained immense …

Stiffening, strengthening, and toughening of biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) with a low nanoinclusion usage

L Lai, S Wang, J Li, P Liu, L Wu, H Wu, J Xu… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Simultaneous stiffening, strengthening, and toughening of biodegradable polymers, such as
poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) and others, is necessary for their use in …

Bionanocomposites for active and smart food packaging: A review on its application, safety, and health aspects

A Kishore, S Mithul Aravind… - Journal of Food Process …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the concept of plastic replacement and its optimal solution has commenced
in the food‐packaging sector. In that line, integrating nanotechnology with food packaging to …