The research in eco-friendly and sustainable materials for packaging applications with
enhanced barrier, thermo-mechanical, rheological and anti-bacterial properties has …

There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in
recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and …

The development of edible films and coatings has seen remarkable growth in recent
decades and is expected to have an important impact on the quality of food products in the …

The accumulation of synthetic plastics, mainly from food packaging, is causing a serious
environmental problem. It is driving research efforts to the development of biodegradable …

Potato starch/chitosan (PS/CS) films cross-linked with citric acid (CA) at different
concentrations (5%–20%, w/w, on a dry basis of the weight of PS and CS) were developed …

Background With an ever increasing demand for green materials to produce new,
environmentally safe and high-quality products, edible polymers from natural polymeric …

Polyphenols-rich rosemary extracts (RE) were successfully incorporated within cassava
starch films in order to produce active food packaging with antioxidant properties. Films with …

Food preservation is mostly related to packaging in oil-based plastics, inducing
environmental problems, but this drawback could be limited by using edible/biodegradable …

Biodegradable films constructed from food ingredients are being developed for food coating
and packaging applications to create more sustainable and environmentally friendly …

The active packaging films based on corn starch and chitosan were prepared through
mixing the starch solution and the chitosan solution (1: 1) by casting. The aim of this work …