Over the years, the world was not paying strict attention to the impact of rapid growth in
plastic use. This has led to unprecedented amounts of mixed types of plastic waste entering …

Plastics have remained the material of choice, and after serving their intended purpose, a
large proportion ends up in the environment where they persist for centuries. The packaging …

Alginate is an excellent biodegradable and renewable material that is already used for a
broad range of industrial applications, including advanced fields, such as biomedicine and …

Research regarding the use of biopolymers has been of great interest to scientists, the
medical community, and the industry especially in recent years. Initially used for food …

Pullulan/chitosan-based multifunctional edible composite films were fabricated by
reinforcing mushroom-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) and propolis. The …

Background A large volume of animal byproducts remains underutilized, and low-value
components such as skin, bones, feathers, heads, feet, hairs, horns, hooves, tails, cartilage …

This paper reports the preparation, characterization and properties of synthetic melanin-like
nanoparticle (MNP) reinforced chitosan nanocomposite films. The MNP was prepared using …

Multifunctional carboxymethyl cellulose/agar-based smart films were fabricated combining
cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) separated from onion peel and shikonin isolated from the …

Minimally processed F&V while being as fresh as the intact product, are characterized by an
accelerated produce decay which affects its nutritional value during shelf-life. In this sense …

Natural biopolymers are an interesting resource for edible films production, as they are
environmentally friendly packaging materials. The possibilities of the application of main …