The growing world population, evolving urbanization, and globalization have created more
demand for food, which has increased challenges in food safety. Development and …

Active food packaging is crucial nowadays due to the rising consumer demands for less
processed and preservative-free foods. Also, due to growing concern and overuse of …

Bio-nanocomposites are bio-based polymers made up of two major components in which
one acts as a matrix called biopolymer (continuous phase) and second called as …

Metal oxides including titanium dioxide (TiO 2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) enhanced the
properties and functional performance of biodegradable plastic food packaging. Effects of …

Bioplastics are a promising alternative to non-biodegradable plastics. One of these
bioplastics, PBAT (polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate), is a polyester-based bioplastic …

Recently, polymer science and engineering research has shifted toward the development of
environmentally benign polymers to reduce the impact of plastic leakage on the ecosystems …

Background Most nanotechnology applications for food packaging involve the use of silver
nanoparticles or nanoclay. However, other nanomaterials can also be incorporated into …

The development of composites for food packaging that have good mechanical and
antimicrobial characteristics is still a major challenge. In applications like food packaging …

In present works, the lignin-zinc oxide (LZn) hybrid particles composed with lignin
nanoparticles (LNP) and zinc oxide (ZnO) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method …

Clove essential oil (CEO) was immobilized in mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN)(0, 1,
2, and 3 wt%) and incorporated into poly (lactic acid)(PLA) matrix via a casting method. The …