Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Recent advances in polysaccharide‐based hydrogels for synthesis and applications

Z Li, Z Lin - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are three‐dimensional (3D) crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks that have
garnered tremendous interests in many fields, including water treatment, energy storage …

[HTML][HTML] Potential applications of alginate oligosaccharides for biomedicine–a mini review

M Wang, L Chen, Z Zhang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive research on marine algae, especially on their health-promoting properties, has
been conducted. Various ingredients with potential biomedical applications have been …

Comprehensive review of polysaccharide-based materials in edible packaging: A sustainable approach

Y Zhao, B Li, C Li, Y Xu, Y Luo, D Liang, C Huang - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edible packaging is a sustainable product and technology that uses one kind of “food”(an
edible material) to package another kind of food (a packaged product), and organically …

Novel composite films based on sodium alginate and gallnut extract with enhanced antioxidant, antimicrobial, barrier and mechanical properties

H Aloui, AR Deshmukh, C Khomlaem, BS Kim - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Composite films made of sodium alginate (NaAlg), glycerol, and gallnut extract (GE) at
different NaAlg/GE weight ratios of 100/2.5, 100/25 and 100/50 were prepared and …

Fabrication and characterization of antimicrobial biopolymer films containing essential oil-loaded microemulsions or nanoemulsions

L Almasi, M Radi, S Amiri, DJ McClements - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
New active packaging materials were prepared consisting of biopolymer films containing the
antimicrobial self-microemulsifying (SME) essential oil formulations or nanoemulsion. All the …

Natural antimicrobials as additives for edible food packaging applications: A review

S Punia Bangar, V Chaudhary, N Thakur, P Kajla… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edible packaging is a swiftly emerging art of science in which edible biopolymers like lipids,
polysaccharides, proteins, resins, etc., and other consumable constituents extracted from …

Approaches in animal proteins and natural polysaccharides application for food packaging: Edible film production and quality estimation

A Lisitsyn, A Semenova, V Nasonova, E Polishchuk… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural biopolymers are an interesting resource for edible films production, as they are
environmentally friendly packaging materials. The possibilities of the application of main …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of low concentrations of SiO2 nanoparticles on the physical and chemical properties of sodium alginate-based films

LM Júnior, RG da Silva, CAR Anjos, RP Vieira… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigated the effect of adding low concentrations of nano-SiO 2 (0.5, 1.0 and
1.5%) in the properties of films based on sodium alginate, to identify lower thresholds in the …

Fabrication and characterization of alginate-based films functionalized with nanostructured lipid carriers

NK Khorrami, M Radi, S Amiri… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the fabrication and characterization of alginate-based films
functionalized by incorporating nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs). The effect of different …