Nanocellulose: An amazing nanomaterial with diverse applications in food science

F Zhang, R Shen, N Li, X Yang, D Lin - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, nanocellulose has gained growing interests in food science due to its many
advantages including its broad resource of raw materials, renewability, interface stability …

Gelatin/chitosan based films loaded with nanocellulose from soybean straw and activated with “Pitanga”(Eugenia uniflora L.) leaf hydroethanolic extract in W/O/W …

L Tessaro, RV Lourenço, M Martelli-Tosi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of biopolymer films can be a limitation for their application as
packaging. Soybean straw crystalline nanocelluloses (NC) can act as reinforcement load to …

Thymol-Nanoparticles as Effective Biocides against the Quarantine Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

F Baldassarre, D Schiavi, S Ciarroni, V Tagliavento… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quarantine pathogens require the investigation of new tools for effective plant protection. In
particular, research on sustainable agrochemicals is the actual challenge. Plant extracts …

Cyclosporine A-loaded chitosan extra-fine particles for deep pulmonary drug delivery: In vitro and in vivo evaluation

Y Huang, H Tang, D Liu, Y Liu, X Meng, B Chen… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the extra-fine dry powder inhalers (DPIs) with chitosan (CS) as carrier were
successfully prepared by ionic gel method combined with spray drying technique for deep …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of phenolic compounds from acerola by-products using chitosan solution, encapsulation and application in extending the shelf-life of guava

NC da Silva, TT de Barros-Alexandrino, OBG Assis… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Aiming the simplification of the production of chitosan nanoparticles as an encapsulating
material, the primary approach of this study was to investigate the extraction of active …

Chitosan-Based Nanogels Designed for Betanin-Rich Beetroot Extract Transport: Physicochemical and Biological Aspects

R Silva Nieto, C Samaniego López, MA Moretton… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has emerged as a possible solution to improve phytochemicals' limitations.
The objective of the present study was to encapsulate beetroot extract (BR Ext) within a …

Upcycling Food By‐products: Characteristics and Applications of Nanocellulose

M Kim, H Doh - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rising global food prices and the increasing prevalence of food insecurity highlight the
imprudence of food waste and the inefficiencies of the current food system. Upcycling food …

Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE) in an Intermittent Process as an Alternative for Obtaining Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) Leaf Hydroalcoholic Extract (Tincture)

L da Cunha Rodrigues, RB Bodini, FL Caneppele… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tinctures are medicinal plant extracts obtained by extraction with a hydroalcoholic solution
(70%) by percolation (PER). This process takes about 26 h to prepare, in addition to using a …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of microsponges by spray drying TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers and characterization for controlled release

A Fiorati, F Baldassarre, L Riva, S Tacconi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
A Spray Drying process is presented for one-step production of nanostructured
microsponges from TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibers (TOCNF). Different formulations …

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactives as a strategic step for chemical pretreatments in nanocellulose production from acerola by-products

NC da Silva, MJ Silva, OBG Assis… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acerola by-products (AB) have been used as raw material for extracting active compounds;
however, there were no studies related to the use of the remaining acerola by-product (RAB) …