Background Edible food packaging, produced from edible polymers, is a kind of packaging
suitable for human consumption along with the contained food. Despite many advantages …

In recent years, there has been a growing attempt to manipulate various properties of
biodegradable materials to use them as alternatives to their synthetic plastic counterparts …

Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB)-based films containing Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG),
esterified sodium alginate (ALG-e) and polymeric additives loaded with Ag nanoparticles …

Due to the growing demand for robust and environmentally friendly antimicrobial packaging
materials, biopolymers have recently become extensively investigated. Although …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with prominent mechanical properties are well known as the
natural reinforcing elements in composites and have received considerable interest over the …

The recurrent environmental and economic issues associated with the diminution of fossil
fuels are the main impetus towards the conversion of agriculture, aquaculture and shellfish …

Materials research relating to bio-based polymers and composites has become the order of
the day and several types of research are being undertaken on these materials. This is …

Degradability of alginate and crude seaweed extract bionanocomposite films were used to
study the effect of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) on biodegradation. CNC were successfully …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are promising materials for the packaging industry due to
their nontoxicity, abundance in nature, biodegradability, and high gas barrier properties …

Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB)-based films containing Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG),
esterified sodium alginate (ALG-e) and polymeric additives loaded with Ag nanoparticles …