Recent advances in extraction, modification, and application of chitosan in packaging industry

N Oladzadabbasabadi, AM Nafchi, F Ariffin… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current environmental concerns fostered a strong interest in extracting polymers from
renewable feedstocks. Chitosan, a second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose …

Composition of antimicrobial edible films and methods for assessing their antimicrobial activity: A review

E Abdollahzadeh, A Nematollahi, H Hosseini - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Active packaging plays an important role in food and seafood preservation in
the sector of food safety. The main role of antimicrobial packaging is to prohibit the bacterial …

Turmeric carbon quantum dots enhanced chitosan nanocomposite films based on photodynamic inactivation technology for antibacterial food packaging

F Wen, P Li, H Yan, W Su - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased demand for food quality and safety has led the food industry to pay urgent
attention to new packaging materials with antimicrobial activity. In this study, we combined …

Pineapple peel extract incorporated poly (vinyl alcohol)-corn starch film for active food packaging: Preparation, characterization and antioxidant activity

P Kumar, R Tanwar, V Gupta, A Upadhyay… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research study explores the fabrication of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) and corn starch
(ST) with pineapple peel extract (PPE) as a natural antioxidant agent, which is an abundant …

Preparation and characterization of chitosan-based antimicrobial active food packaging film incorporated with apple peel polyphenols

A Riaz, S Lei, HMS Akhtar, P Wan, D Chen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, apple peel polyphenols (APP) were incorporated into chitosan (CS) to
develop a novel functional film. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform-infrared …

Biodegradable hybrid nanocomposites of chitosan/gelatin and silver nanoparticles for active food packaging applications

S Kumar, A Shukla, PP Baul, A Mitra… - Food packaging and shelf …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to stringent environmental regulations, packaging industry is exploring economically
viable biodegradable packaging materials for food use with desired properties and less …

Research progress of polyvinyl alcohol water-resistant film materials

B Liu, J Zhang, H Guo - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is one of the few biodegradable synthetic resins from petroleum-
based sources that can alleviate white pollution in the environment. PVA film materials have …

Physical properties of chitosan films incorporated with natural antioxidants

VGL Souza, AL Fernando, JRA Pires… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past decades, as alternative to the petroleum based products, biodegradable
polymers, such as chitosan, have undergone extensive investigation in order to minimize …

Aloe vera gel, an excellent base material for edible films and coatings

AA Maan, ZFR Ahmed, MKI Khan, A Riaz… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Edible films/coatings are thin layers of eatable materials which, when applied to
foods, can modify the exchange of molecules between food and environment as well as …

Preparation and characterization of gellan gum-chitosan polyelectrolyte complex films with the incorporation of thyme essential oil nanoemulsion

X Zhang, D Liu, TZ Jin, W Chen, Q He, Z Zou, H Zhao… - Food hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial food packaging with a sustained release of antimicrobial agents plays a key
role in maintaining food quality and food safety. In this study, polyelectrolyte gellan gum …