Emerging plant proteins as nanocarriers of bioactive compounds

M Hadidi, C Tan, E Assadpour, MS Kharazmi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high prevalence of chronic illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, obesity, and
cardiovascular diseases has become a growing concern for modern society. Recently …

Bioactive-loaded nanovesicles embedded within electrospun plant protein nanofibers; a double encapsulation technique

D Dehnad, B Emadzadeh, B Ghorani, G Rajabzadeh… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
There are difficulties with some traditional technologies for biopolymer coating of bioactive-
loaded vesicular systems such as spray-drying and freeze-drying; high temperatures during …

An eco-friendly chitosan/cellulose acetate hybrid nanostructure containing Ziziphora clinopodioides essential oils for active food packaging applications

M Nazari, H Majdi, P Gholizadeh, HS Kafil… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents the fabrication and characterization of a hybrid nanostructure, Ziziphora
clinopodioides essential oils (ZEO)-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs-ZEO) embedded …

Application and Development of Electrospun Nanofibers as an Efficient Platform for the Delivery of Anthocyanin Compounds in the Food Industry

M Aman Mohammadi, A Mirza Alizadeh… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2023 - Springer
Anthocyanins, a type of phenolic compound, are found in plants. They are high-value food
and pharmaceutical ingredients with improved health benefits and biological functions …

Crocin-loaded nanocarriers; approaches and applications

S Tavasoli, Z Borjizadeh, A Anvar, H Ahari… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crocin (CR), an important carotenoid in saffron, is known for its significant biological
benefits. Despite its therapeutic potential, there are some challenges that hamper its use as …

Determination of the optimum conditions for emulsification and encapsulation of echium oil by response surface methodology

HA Zahran, G Catalkaya, H Yenipazar, E Capanoglu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Echium oil (EO) contains substantial amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, which are important
because of their benefits to human health. However, they are prone to oxidation. The aim of …

Electrospinning of legume proteins: Fundamentals, fiber production, characterization, and applications with a focus on soy proteins

D Dehnad, B Ghorani, B Emadzadeh, F Zhang… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although many papers have been published in recent years regarding the effects of
electrospinning (ES) on the properties of legume proteins (LPs), there has been no …

Oilseed meal proteins: From novel extraction methods to nanocarriers of bioactive compounds

M Hadidi, C Tan, E Assadpour, SM Jafari - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The global demand for animal proteins is predicted to increase twofold by 2050. This has led
to growing environmental and health apprehensions, thereby prompting the appraisal of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the application of protein electrospun fibers for loading food bioactive compounds

SR Falsafi, F Topuz, Z Esfandiari, AC Karaca… - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrospun fibers (EFs) have emerged as promising one-dimensional materials for a myriad
of research/commercial applications due to their outstanding structural and physicochemical …

Saffron Nanoencapsulation (Crocus sativus) and Its Role in Food Science: Types and Techniques

Z Borjizadeh, H Ahari, T Özdal… - ACS Food Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The encapsulation of saffron holds great importance as it contributes to the improvement of
its stability, purity, and targeted release of its bioactive components. The purpose of this …