Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging

M Zhang, GM Biesold, W Choi, J Yu, Y Deng… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing world population, evolving urbanization, and globalization have created more
demand for food, which has increased challenges in food safety. Development and …

A comprehensive review on the nanocomposites loaded with chitosan nanoparticles for food packaging

F Garavand, I Cacciotti, N Vahedikia… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan is mainly derived from seafood by-products and the thereof chitosan nanoparticles
(CNPs) are known as nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable and functionalized …

[HTML][HTML] Application of red cabbage anthocyanins as pH-sensitive pigments in smart food packaging and sensors

R Abedi-Firoozjah, S Yousefi, M Heydari, F Seyedfatehi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins are excellent antioxidant/antimicrobial agents as well as pH-sensitive
indicators that provide new prospects to foster innovative smart packaging systems due to …

[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications

GL Zabot, F Schaefer Rodrigues, L Polano Ody… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review presents an updated scenario of findings and evolutions of encapsulation of
bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications. Many polymers have been …

Controlled release of antioxidants from active food packaging: A review

L Kuai, F Liu, BS Chiou, RJ Avena-Bustillos… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active packaging is an innovative concept emerging in the field of food packaging to meet
market demands, such as consumers' preference for safe, healthy and high-quality food. The …

Bio-nanocomposites as food packaging materials; the main production techniques and analytical parameters

H Ahari, L Golestan, SAA Anvar, I Cacciotti… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, the development of multifunctional and versatile packaging materials based on
green ingredients has received a lot of attention from researchers and consumers due to …

Cellulose and cellulose derivatives: Different colloidal states and food-related applications

X He, W Lu, C Sun, H Khalesi, A Mata, R Andaleeb… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of new sources and isolation processes has recently enhanced the
production of cellulose in many different colloidal states. Even though cellulose is widely …

Biodegradability, physical, mechanical and antimicrobial attributes of starch nanocomposites containing chitosan nanoparticles

M Babaee, F Garavand, A Rehman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a plasticized starch (PS) based film loaded with chitosan
nanoparticles (CNPs, 1, 2, 3, and 4%) as a reinforcing and antibacterial agent. We examined …

Biodegradable active packaging with controlled release: principles, progress, and prospects

JR Westlake, MW Tran, Y Jiang, X Zhang… - ACS Food Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Climate change is accelerated by increasing food waste; more importantly, this pressing
challenge is compounded by the environmentally damaging effects of conventional plastics …

Modification and improvement of biodegradable packaging films by cold plasma; a critical review

R Bahrami, R Zibaei, Z Hashami… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cold plasma is one of the techniques used in recent years to improve the functionality and
interfacial attributes of biopolymers. Employing cold plasma for the treatment and …