Recent progress in konjac glucomannan-based active food packaging films and property enhancement strategies

W Zhang, JW Rhim - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Structural characterization and properties of konjac glucomannan and zein blend films

K Wang, K Wu, M Xiao, Y Kuang, H Corke, X Ni… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of konjac glucomannan (KGM)/zein blend films were successfully prepared with
zein in proportions 0–30%. The hydrophobicity of blend films were significantly stronger than …

Fabrication of novel Konjac glucomannan/shellac film with advanced functions for food packaging

Y Du, L Wang, R Mu, Y Wang, Y Li, D Wu, C Wu… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel composite film was fabricated from Konjac glucomannan (KGM)
combined with shellac (SHL) via a casting and solvent evaporation method. Rotary …

Preparation and characterization of konjac glucomannan-based bionanocomposite film for active food packaging

C Wu, Y Li, Y Du, L Wang, C Tong, Y Hu, J Pang… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Novel active bionanocomposite films were prepared by incorporating chitosan (CS)/gallic
acid (GA) nanoparticles (CGNPs) into a konjac glucomannan (KGM) film. CGNPs with a GA …

Modification of the microstructural and physical properties of konjac glucomannan-based films by alkali and sodium carboxymethylcellulose

LH Cheng, A Abd Karim, MH Norziah… - Food research international, 2002 - Elsevier
Edible films were cast from konjac glucomannan (KGM) solutions, with or without added
alkali (KOH) and/or sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Four types of KGM-based films …

Characterizations of novel konjac glucomannan emulsion films incorporated with high internal phase Pickering emulsions

Z Liu, D Lin, R Shen, X Yang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
This work attempted to develop novel high-barrier konjac glucomannan (KGM) emulsion
films by high internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPEs) incorporation approach. HIPEs …

Structural characterization and properties of konjac glucomannan/curdlan blend films

C Wu, S Peng, C Wen, X Wang, L Fan, R Deng… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
A series of novel edible blend films of konjac glucomannan (KGM) and curdlan were
prepared by a solvent-casting technique with different blending ratios of the two polymers …

Preparation and characterization of konjac glucomannan and ethyl cellulose blend films

X Li, F Jiang, X Ni, W Yan, Y Fang, H Corke, M Xiao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2015 - Elsevier
Konjac glucomannan (KGM)/ethyl cellulose (EC) blend films were prepared at different
blend ratios (KGM/EC= 10/0, 9/1, 8/2, 7/3, 6/4, and 0/10, w/w) in the presence of dibutyl …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of konjac glucomannan–whey protein isolate blend films

M Leuangsukrerk, T Phupoksakul… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Edible composite packaging has been developed by blending biocomponents for specific
applications, aiming to take advantage of complementary functional properties or to …

Preparation and characterization of multifunctional konjac glucomannan/carboxymethyl chitosan biocomposite films incorporated with epigallocatechin gallate

J Sun, H Jiang, M Li, Y Lu, Y Du, C Tong, J Pang… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, biocomposite films of konjac glucomannan (KGM)/carboxymethyl chitosan
(CMCS) with different epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) concentrations (0%, 5%, 10%, 15 …