The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Background Petroleum derivate plastics represent a serious environmental problem, which
is why alternative sustainable solutions must be found. To this aim, recent research has …

Chitosan has attracted much attention for use in antimicrobial food packaging because of its
unique antibacterial properties and excellent film-forming ability. However, its poor barrier …

A functional carrageenan/agar-based film was prepared by combining tea tree oil Pickering
emulsion (PET) and zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnSNP). PET was formulated using tea tree …

Edible films and coatings are thin layers of edible materials applied on food products that
play an important role on their conservation, distribution and marketing. Some of their …

Carrageenan, a polysaccharide extracted from marine algae, is becoming increasingly
regarded as a promising renewable biomaterial that has strong potential as a substitute for …

The present study describes the microstructure, physical (tensile strength, elongation at
break, water-vapor permeability, optical characteristics) and antimicrobial properties of …

Clove essential oil (CLO) Pickering emulsions were prepared with zein colloid particles as
stabilizer, and the effects of CLO Pickering emulsion incorporation on the structure …

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of glycerol and corn oil on
physicochemical properties of polysaccharide-based films. The polysaccharides used were …

The present work was aimed at characterizing biodegradable composite kappa-
carrageenan films incorporated with Satureja hortensis (SEO) in terms of their physical …