Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

Developing environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging materials is a major
challenge in food packaging. Advances in the design of biopolymer composites for …

Gelatin/agar-based smart and functional freshness indicator films were fabricated using blue
anthocyanin and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO). The anthocyanin was extracted from …

Environmental pollution problems caused by plastic-based packaging promote alternative
sustainable solutions to be imminent. Chitosan and gelatin are attracting great attentions in …

Background Food packaging is developed primarily for food safety and long shelf life.
Advancements in material science and comprehensive encapsulation technologies provide …

Degradable biomedical elastomers (DBE), characterized by controlled biodegradability,
excellent biocompatibility, tailored elasticity, and favorable network design and …

Ecofriendly chitosan-gelatin (Ch-ge) bio-composite films containing Quercetin-starch (Q)
were synthesized using solution casting method. Physicochemical characteristics and …

Bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers (BCNW) were synthesized from Komagataeibacter xylinus
(strain K2G30; UMCC 2756) using sulfuric acid hydrolysis and incorporated into a gelatin …

Agar is a biopolymer extracted from certain red algae. The continuous and transparent film
made from agar gum is becoming a common and renewable alternative for plastic-based …

Bio-based packaging materials are gaining importance due to their biodegradability,
sustainability and environmental friendliness. To control the food quality and improve the …