Biodegradable antimicrobial food packaging: Trends and perspectives

L Motelica, D Ficai, A Ficai, OC Oprea, DA Kaya… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in
the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and …

Bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable food packaging material: A review

P Cazón, M Vázquez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
The relevant presence of food packaging in our society is due to its role in food preservation
and minimizing food waste along the distribution chain. However, the high consumption of …

Improving the performance of edible food packaging films by using nanocellulose as an additive

W Zhang, Y Zhang, J Cao, W Jiang - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the environmental pollution problems caused by plastic-based packaging, the
development of edible food packaging films is imminent. However, the performance of most …

Biopolymer-based nanocomposite films and coatings: Recent advances in shelf-life improvement of fruits and vegetables

IB Basumatary, A Mukherjee, V Katiyar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Consumers increasingly prefer healthy and nutritious diet worldwide, and demands for fresh
fruits and vegetables are rapidly growing. Fresh produce are perishable commodities, and …

Permeability of biodegradable film comprising biopolymers derived from marine origin for food packaging application: A review

W Xue, J Zhu, P Sun, F Yang, H Wu, W Li - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Packaging is a fundamental requirement for ensuring the quality and safety of
industrialized food from the production site to the table. The most commonly used packaging …

Multifunctional sustainable films of bacterial cellulose nanocrystal-based, three-phase pickering nanoemulsions: A promising active food packaging for cheese

J Xia, X Sun, P Jia, L Li, K Xu, Y Cao, X Lü… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to increasing plastic pollution and concerns about food safety, extensive research
attention has been paid to biodegradable active packaging. Herein, we developed bacterial …

Whey protein films reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers: Improving edible film properties via a circular economy approach

A Papadaki, AC Manikas, E Papazoglou… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Edible films were developed using whey protein concentrate (WPC) and a natural bio-
polymer, namely bacterial cellulose (BC). BC was produced via fermentation from orange …

Recent advances in qualitative and quantitative characterization of nanocellulose-reinforced nanocomposites: A review

F Garavand, M Nooshkam, D Khodaei, S Yousefi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has received immense consideration owing to its valuable inherent traits and
impressive physicochemical properties such as biocompatibility, thermal stability, non …

Plasticized hemicelluloses/chitosan-based edible films reinforced by cellulose nanofiber with enhanced mechanical properties

J Xu, R Xia, L Zheng, T Yuan, R Sun - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the properties of the plasticized hemicelluloses/chitosan-based edible films
reinforced by cellulose nanofiber (CNF) have been evaluated. Results showed that the …

Nanoedible films for food packaging: A review

J Jeevahan, M Chandrasekaran - Journal of Materials Science, 2019 - Springer
Edible packaging is a thin layer formed on food surface, which can be eaten as an integral
part of the food product. While an edible coating is formed as thin layer directly on the food …