The emergence of many new food products on the market with need of consumers to
constantly monitor their quality until consuming, in addition to the necessity for reducing food …

Currently, petroleum-based synthetic plastics are used as a key barrier material in the paper-
based packaging of several food and nonfood goods. This widespread usage of plastic as a …

There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in
recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and …

Hydrogels retain substantial quantities of both water and nutrients within their three
dimensional polymeric network. As such they have the ability to modify the local micro …

Biodegradable polymers obtained from renewable natural resources have received
increasing attention due to their potential as alternatives to traditional petroleum-based …

Bacterial cellulose pellicles synthesized by Gluconacetobacter xylinus in the molasses
medium were acid hydrolyzed to obtain cellulose nanocrystals. The isolated bacterial …

This study focused on the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of environmentally
friendly hydrogel membranes based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for wound dressing …

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a water-soluble derivative of cellulose and a major type of
cellulose ether prepared by the chemical attack of alkylating reagents on the activated non …

This work aimed to develop and characterize a smart label for pH monitoring based on
bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers doped with anthocyanins extracted from red cabbage …

The current review provides an overview of different types of superabsorbent polymers
(SAPs) together with appropriate strategies elaborated to enable their synthesis. The main …