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 …

Chitin is the structural material of crustaceans, insects, and fungi, and is the second most
abundant biopolymer after cellulose on earth. Chitosan, a deacetylated derivative of chitin …

The recent sharp increase of sensitivity towards environmental issues arising from plastic
packaging has boosted interest towards alternative sustainable packaging materials. This …

Recent years have witnessed great developments in biobased polymer packaging films for
the serious environmental problems caused by the petroleum-based nonbiodegradable …

A pH indicator and antimicrobial cellulose nanofibre packaging film was developed based
on cellulose nanofibres as film matrix, anthocyanins from purple sweet potato as a natural …

Food corruption and spoilage caused by food-borne pathogens and microorganisms is a
serious problem. As a result, the demand for antibacterial drugs in food packaging is …

In this study antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan-zinc oxide (ZnO)
nanocomposite coatings on PE films were studied. Oxygen plasma pretreatment of PE films …

In this study, the composite cling film was prepared by solution casting method using
chitosan and golden mushroom foot polysaccharide as substrates, and the structure and …

Chitosan is a kind of abundant natural polysaccharide obtained from crustaceans such as
shrimp and crab. Due to its functional activity, chitosan has been widely used in food and …

Marine biofouling is a worldwide problem affecting maritime industries. Global concerns
about the high toxicity of antifouling paints have highlighted the need to develop less toxic …