Background Novel innovative approaches like edible films have huge potential to be used in
food contacting materials due to their positive impacts on ecological problems and other …

Food packaging systems are continually impacted by the growing demand for minimally
processed foods, changing eating habits, and food safety risks. Minimally processed foods …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials are used in various health-related applications, from
antimicrobial textiles to wound dressing composites and from sunscreens to antimicrobial …

Melissa officinalis is a medicinal plant rich in biologically active compounds which is used
worldwide for its therapeutic effects. Chemical studies on its composition have shown that it …

The environmental impact associated with fossil fuel-based polymers has paved the way to
explore biopolymer-based plastics, their properties, and their applications. Bioplastics are …

In this paper, we report the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) by forced solvolysis of Zn
(CH3COO) 2· 2H2O in alcohols with a different number of–OH groups. We study the …

As the demand for botanical food additives and eco-friendly food packaging materials
grows, the use of essential oils, edible biodegradable films and coatings are becoming more …

In the last decades, bio-based active food packaging materials have received much
attention. It is known that the utilization of traditional materials for food packaging …

Packaging is an integral part of the protection of food from unwanted changes during
storage, processing and transportation. There are several reasons for the spoilage of food …

With the increasing attention to food preservation and environmental safety, there is great
pressing demand to explore novel edible and environment-friendly food packaging films. In …