Promising strategies and new opportunities for high barrier polymer packaging films

HD Huang, PG Ren, GJ Zhong, A Olah, ZM Li… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The past decades have witnessed the rapidly growing interest in polymer films as the most
commonly used packaging material due to their lightweight, versatility, low cost, and ease of …

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 …

Moisture and oxygen barrier properties of cellulose nanomaterial-based films

J Wang, DJ Gardner, NM Stark… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Applications of cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) have attracted increasing attention in recent
years. One conceivable path lies in their commercial applications for packaging, in which …

(Bio) Nanotechnology in food science—food packaging

M Primožič, Ž Knez, M Leitgeb - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Bionanotechnology, as a tool for incorporation of biological molecules into
nanoartifacts, is gaining more and more importance in the field of food packaging. It offers an …

Nanotechnology: an untapped resource for food packaging

C Sharma, R Dhiman, N Rokana… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Food commodities are packaged and hygienically transported to protect and preserve them
from any un-acceptable alteration in quality, before reaching the end-consumer. Food …

Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

J Wróblewska-Krepsztul, T Rydzkowski… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Plastic-based materials are frequently used in packaging and can be seen universally in
both the developed and developing societies. At present, most of the currently used food …

Nanotechnology application in food packaging: A plethora of opportunities versus pending risks assessment and public concerns

S Alfei, B Marengo, G Zuccari - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental factors, oxidation and microorganisms contamination, are the major causes
for food spoilage, which leads to sensory features alteration, loss of quality, production of …

A review of the water barrier properties of polymer/clay and polymer/graphene nanocomposites

B Tan, NL Thomas - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the literature on moisture barrier properties of polymer/clay and
polymer/graphene-based nanocomposites. The various models proposed to predict the …

Potential materials for food packaging from nanoclay/natural fibres filled hybrid composites

K Majeed, M Jawaid, A Hassan, AA Bakar… - Materials & Design …, 2013 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for new food packaging materials which satisfy people requirements
provided thrust for advancement of nano-materials science. Inherent permeability of …

Food packaging based on polymer nanomaterials

C Silvestre, D Duraccio, S Cimmino - Progress in polymer science, 2011 - Elsevier
Since its starting in the 19th century, modern food packaging has made great advances as
results of global trends and consumer preferences. These advances are oriented to obtain …