The high molecular weight of chitin, as a biopolymer, challenges its extraction due to its
insolubility in the solvents. Also, chitosan, as the N-deacetylated form of chitin, can be …

Some of the most abundant biomass on earth is sequestered in fibrous biopolymers like
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …

Deep eutectic solvents (DES) as plasticizers of chitosan film show great potential for food
packaging. This paper introduced some novel antioxidant and antibacterial films based on …

Background Nonbiodegradable plastics have brought a variety of issues associated with
human health and environmental pollution. Thus, biodegradable films have attracted interest …

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a new class of solvents that can offset some of the major
drawbacks of common solvents and ionic liquids. When dealing with the preparation of …

Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin regarded as one of the most abundant polymers
and due to its properties, both chitosan alone or in combination with bioactive substances for …

The problems with plastic materials and the good film‐forming properties of polysaccharides
motivated research in the development of polysaccharide‐based films. In the last 5 years …

The aim of this work was to study the potential application of edible films obtained by
complex coacervation promoted by the electrostatic interactions between positively charged …

Biodegradable chitosan/gelatin (CS/GEL) films have attracted attention as food packaging,
but the poor water sensitivity and functional limitations of these films should be addressed. In …

Chitosan-based composites play an important role in food packaging applications and can
be used either as films or as edible coatings. Due to their high costs and lower performance …