The levan/pullulan/chitosan edible films, enriched with ε-polylysine, as an antimicrobial
agent, were successfully fabricated by the casting method, and their applicability for food …

Background Recently, there has been an immense interest in seaweed-based biopolymers
and their applications in food packaging. Amongst various alternatives, agar is a red …

The development of biopolymer films is crucial for the replacement of conventional plastics.
Tremendous effort is made to improve their performances by introducing biopolymers …

Pectin is a natural biopolymer with broad applications in the food industry and it is suitable to
prepare edible films to prolong food shelf-life. However, the main limitation of pectin-based …

Water extraction of crude mulberry leaf extract and two bio-active molecules from it, ie
deoxynojirimycin and chlorogenic acid, were used for development of pectin-based …

Novel antimicrobial biopolymer films based on the incorporation of ethyl-N α-dodecanoyl-l-
arginate hydrochloride (LAE) in zein matrices were manufactured and characterized as …

The unsatisfactory cost-to-performance relationship of load-type films has promoted the
utilization of bioactive materials with great film-forming properties in recent years. In this …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of functional properties of the
polysaccharide-based component and their application in developing edible film and …

Blend and bilayer bio-based active films were developed by solvent casting technique,
using chitosan (CS) and gelatin (GL) as biopolymers, glycerol as a plasticizer and lauroyl …

Encapsulation with edible films is a promising approach that may solve the disadvantages
associated with the use of bioactive compounds as food additives. This is particularly …