Marine resources are today a renewable source of various compounds, such as
polysaccharides, that are used in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food fields. In …

Background Novel innovative approaches like edible films have huge potential to be used in
food contacting materials due to their positive impacts on ecological problems and other …

Agar is a biopolymer extracted from certain red algae. The continuous and transparent film
made from agar gum is becoming a common and renewable alternative for plastic-based …

Konjac glucomannan (KGM), a polysaccharide extracted from konjac, is a safe and edible
polysaccharide substance. Many recent studies have reported a series of applications for …

Carrageenan, a kind of water-soluble linear sulfated polysaccharide with excellent stability
and gel-forming properties, has been widely used in food and cosmetic industries …

Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

Double-layer indicator film (DIF, the indicator layer made of carrageenan (CAR), curcumin
(CUR) and/or anthocyanin (ATH), and the emulsified layer (named KC layer) made of konjac …

This study aims to analyze the practicability of forming seaweed films and their viability of
enhancing the bioplastic market using new green technologies. Seaweeds can form films …

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2
virus, it has spread rapidly worldwide and poses a great threat to public health. This is the …

Background Packaging is a fundamental requirement for ensuring the quality and safety of
industrialized food from the production site to the table. The most commonly used packaging …