[HTML][HTML] Chitosan for food packaging: Recent advances in active and intelligent films

M Flórez, E Guerra-Rodríguez, P Cazón, M Vázquez - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive and uncontrolled use of food packaging derived from petroleum-based plastics
has created a serious environmental problem. Hence, the food packaging industry needs to …

A critical review on intelligent and active packaging in the food industry: Research and development

MS Firouz, K Mohi-Alden, M Omid - Food Research International, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of many new food products on the market with need of consumers to
constantly monitor their quality until consuming, in addition to the necessity for reducing food …

Optical sensing and imaging of pH values: Spectroscopies, materials, and applications

A Steinegger, OS Wolfbeis, SM Borisov - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
This is the first comprehensive review on methods and materials for use in optical sensing of
pH values and on applications of such sensors. The Review starts with an introduction that …

Recent advances in intelligent food packaging materials: Principles, preparation and applications

H Cheng, H Xu, DJ McClements, L Chen, A Jiao… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditionally, food packaging is used for improving food quality and providing consumers
with descriptions of products. A new generation of intelligent (“smart”) packaging materials is …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Application of nanotechnology in food packaging: Pros and Cons

A Ashfaq, N Khursheed, S Fatima, Z Anjum… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology used in the synthesis of nanoparticles has attracted great interest in the
field of food packaging. It promises the development of food packages with upgraded …

Emerging chitosan-essential oil films and coatings for food preservation-A review of advances and applications

X Zhang, BB Ismail, H Cheng, TZ Jin, M Qian… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Advances in barrier coatings and film technologies for achieving sustainable packaging of food products–a review

P Tyagi, KS Salem, MA Hubbe, L Pal - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The technology of food packaging is responding to significant market dynamics
such as the rapid growth in e-commerce and preservation of fresh food, a sector that …

Development, characterization and application of intelligent/active packaging of chitosan/chitin nanofibers films containing eggplant anthocyanins

F Wang, C Xie, H Tang, W Hao, J Wu, Y Sun, J Sun… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to develop intelligent/active packaging by using chitosan/esterified
chitin nanofibers (CN) film matrix and anthocyanins from eggplant peel extract (EE) to …

Sustainable polysaccharide-based materials for intelligent packaging

Y Wang, K Liu, M Zhang, T Xu, H Du, B Pang… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike traditional food packaging which is mainly used to enhance food quality and provide
consumers with product descriptions, intelligent packaging, as a novel type of food …