The design of functional foods has grown recently as an answer to rising consumers'
concerns and demands for natural, nutritional and healthy food products …

Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

One of the recent trends in the food industry is application of natural antioxidant/
antimicrobial agents. In this study, essential oil of clove buds was extracted and …

Aquaculture has emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing food industries in recent
years, helping food security and boosting global economic status. The indiscriminate …

Chitosan is mainly derived from seafood by-products and the thereof chitosan nanoparticles
(CNPs) are known as nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable and functionalized …

Natural polymers are very widespread in the world, which is why it is so important to know
about the possibilities of their use. Chitin is the second most abundant reproducible natural …

This review presents an updated scenario of findings and evolutions of encapsulation of
bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications. Many polymers have been …

There has been keen interest in developing biodegradable food packaging materials using
polysaccharides. Plant polyphenols are natural antioxidants with many health effects …

Frequent foodborne diseases and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria have
prompted researchers to find natural antiseptic alternatives to synthetic antibiotics to meet …

In a matter of decades, nanomaterials from biomass, exemplified by nanocellulose, have
rapidly transitioned from once being a subject of curiosity to an area of fervent research and …