Environmental properties and applications of biodegradable starch-based nanocomposites

A Gamage, P Thiviya, S Mani, PG Ponnusamy… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the demand for environmental sustainability has caused a great interest in
finding novel polymer materials from natural resources that are both biodegradable and eco …

Nanocellulose: A fundamental material for science and technology applications

A Poulose, J Parameswaranpillai, JJ George, JA Gopi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, considerable interest has been focused on developing greener and
biodegradable materials due to growing environmental concerns. Owing to their low cost …

Structural, mechanical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of soy protein isolate (SPI)-based edible food packaging films as influenced by nanocellulose (NC) and …

H Mostafa, JO Airouyuwaa, F Hamed, Y Wang… - Food Packaging and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the addition of cellulose nanoparticles (NC) and green extracted
phenolic compounds from date palm leaves (DLE) as reinforcing and bioactive agent …

Preparation and characterization of an active packaging film loaded with tea tree oil-hydroxyapatite porous microspheres

Y Wang, M Cheng, X Yan, P Zhao, K Wang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to alleviate the environmental damage due to non-degradable plastic packaging,
environment-friendly active packaging films were developed, using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) …

Heat-Induced Actuator Fibers: Starch-Containing Biopolyamide Composites for Functional Textiles

H Baniasadi, Z Madani, M Mohan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study introduces the development of a thermally responsive shape-morphing fabric
using low-melting-point polyamide shape memory actuators. To facilitate the blending of …

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 …

Starch-based biodegradable composites: Effects of in-situ re-extrusion on structure and performance

L Wang, D Li, L Ye, C Zhi, T Zhang, M Miao - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, starch-based biodegradable composites (SDC) were prepared by extruding
using thermoplastic starch (TPS, 65% wt), polylactic acid (PLA, 30% wt) and poly (butylene …

Potential effect of citrate nanocellulose on barrier, sorption, thermal and mechanical properties of chitosan/Arabic gum packaging film

M Sultan, H Elsayed, G Taha - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the necessity to diminish environmental pollution caused by petroleum-based
packaging plastics has encouraged interest in creating renewable and biodegradable …

An efficient approach to extract nanocrystalline cellulose from sisal fibers: Structural, morphological, thermal and antibacterial analysis

AK Trivedi, MK Gupta - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has been proposed by many researchers as a suitable bio-reinforcement
material for the development of sustainable bio-nanocomposites in advanced applications …

Properties and antimicrobial activity of wheat-straw nanocellulose-arabinoxylan acetate composite films incorporated with silver nanoparticles

S Gumber, S Kanwar, K Mazumder - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current study, the novel eco-friendly and biodegradable nanocomposite films (NC-
AXAc) were prepared from wheat-straw NC and AXAc with improved functional properties …