[HTML][HTML] Chitosan for food packaging: Recent advances in active and intelligent films

M Flórez, E Guerra-Rodríguez, P Cazón, M Vázquez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive and uncontrolled use of food packaging derived from petroleum-based plastics
has created a serious environmental problem. Hence, the food packaging industry needs to …

Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

Emerging chitosan-essential oil films and coatings for food preservation-A review of advances and applications

X Zhang, BB Ismail, H Cheng, TZ Jin, M Qian… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rising demand for fresh and ready-to-eat foods, antimicrobial packaging has been
developed to control or prevent microbial growth as well as maintain food quality and safety …

Biobased composites from agro-industrial wastes and by-products

F Ortega, F Versino, OV López, MA García - Emergent Materials, 2022 - Springer
The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Chitosan films and coatings containing essential oils: The antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, and application in food systems

G Yuan, X Chen, D Li - Food Research International, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan edible films and coatings have shown great promise for their application in food
preservation and also are promising systems to be used as essential oil (EO) carriers. This …

Edible coating as postharvest management strategy for shelf‐life extension of fresh tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An overview

A Yadav, N Kumar, A Upadhyay, S Sethi… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tomato is considered as one of the most grown horticultural crops having a short shelf‐life
due to its climacteric nature of ripening, susceptibility to postharvest microbial decay, and …

Chitosan based edible films and coatings: A review

MZ Elsabee, ES Abdou - Materials science and engineering: C, 2013 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biodegradable biocompatible polymer derived from natural renewable
resources with numerous applications in various fields, and one of which is the area of …

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 …

Improving the efficacy of essential oils as antimicrobials in foods: Mechanisms of action

J Rao, B Chen, DJ McClements - Annual review of food science …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The consumer preference for clean-label products is requiring the food industry to
reformulate their products by replacing artificial additives with natural alternatives. Essential …

Synthesis and characterization of PVA/starch hydrogel membranes incorporating essential oils aimed to be used in wound dressing applications

F Altaf, MBK Niazi, Z Jahan, T Ahmad… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2021 - Springer
Wound care has come through various trials and errors with primitive cultures applying old
age techniques and knowledge. Recent research has shown that the moist environment …