Current and emerging applications of saccharide-modified chitosan: a critical review

HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi, H Amiri, GJ Guillemin… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin, as the main component of the exoskeleton of Arthropoda, is a highly available natural
polymer that can be processed into various value-added products. Its most important …

Chitosan-based antibacterial films for biomedical and food applications

OM Khubiev, AR Egorov, AA Kirichuk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial chitosan films, versatile and eco-friendly materials, have garnered significant
attention in both the food industry and medicine due to their unique properties, including …

Pickering emulsions stabilized by soybean protein isolate/chitosan hydrochloride complex and their applications in essential oil delivery

SJ Yu, SM Hu, YZ Zhu, S Zhou, S Dong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, fabrication of soybean protein isolate (SPI)/chitosan hydrochloride (CHC)
composite particles stabilized O/W Pickering emulsions using soybean oil as an oil phase …

Chemical modifications in the structure of marine polysaccharide as serviceable food processing and preservation assistant: A review

B Zhang, W Lan, J Xie - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine polysaccharides are a kind of natural polysaccharides which isolated and extracted
from marine organisms. Now some marine polysaccharides, such as chitosan, sodium …

Production of PVA-chitosan films using green synthesized ZnO NPs enriched with dragon fruit extract envisaging food packaging applications

V Jaiswal, BS Butola, A Majumdar - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the PVA-chitosan composite packaging films doped with biomass-fabricated
zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and dragon fruit waste extract (DFE) were developed for …

Current issues and potential solutions for the electrospinning of major polysaccharides and proteins: A review

MH Syed, MMR Khan, MAKM Zahari, MDH Beg… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymers, especially polysaccharides and proteins, are the promising green replacement
for petroleum based polymers. Due to their innate properties, they are effectively used in …

Microbial encapsulation and targeted delivery mechanisms of double emulsion loaded with probiotics—A state-of-art review

L Zhang, Y Hu, L Jiang, H Huang - Food Reviews International, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The application of probiotics in functional foods has gained significant interest due to their
various beneficial effects to human when consumed in adequate amounts. However, the low …

Preparation and functional characterization of the bio-composite film based on chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol blended with bacterial exopolysaccharide EPS MC-5 having …

YM Tilwani, AK Lakra, L Domdi, V Arul - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the plate casting method was successfully used to prepare biocomposite films
containing EPS from probiotic Enterococcus faecium MC-5 in combination with PVA and …

Polyethersulfone Polymer for Biomedical Applications and Biotechnology

M Wasyłeczko, C Wojciechowski… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polymers stand out as promising materials extensively employed in biomedicine and
biotechnology. Their versatile applications owe much to the field of tissue engineering …

The impacts of chitosan-essential oil nanoemulsions on the microbial diversity and chemical composition of refrigerated minced meat

TMR Lotfy, SMS Shawir, MEI Badawy - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Essential oils of Mentha piperita, Punica granatum, Thymus vulgaris and Citrus limon in
olive oil as a carrier were mixed with biopolymer chitosan to prepare nanoemulsions. The …