The advancement of technology has a profound and far‐reaching impact on the society, now
penetrating all areas of life. From cradle to grave, one is supported by and depends on a …

The massive use of synthetic plastics, in particular in the food packaging area, has a great
environmental impact, and alternative more ecologic materials are being required. Poly …

Blends of thermoplastic cornstarch (TPS) and chitosan (TPC) were obtained by melt
extrusion. The effect of TPC incorporation in TPS matrix and polymer interaction on …

Edible packaging is a sustainable product and technology that uses one kind of “food”(an
edible material) to package another kind of food (a packaged product), and organically …

Thermoplastic starch (TPS) films are considered one of the most promising alternatives for
replacing synthetic polymers in the packaging field due to the starch biodegradability, low …

In this study, sugar palm starch (SPS) films were developed using glycerol (G), sorbitol (S) or
their combination (GS) as plasticizers at the ratio of 15, 30 and 45 (wt)% using casting …

Edible films from chitosan (CH) containing various amount of acorn starch (AS) and eugenol
(Eu) were developed by casting and solvent-evaporation method, and their physico …

Environmental concerns have led to extensive research for replacing polymer-based food
packaging with bio-nano-composites. In this study, incorporation of nano-cellulose into …

Maize or corn is considered as very distinctive plant. Corn having better capability of utilizing
sun light, is a noble way of getting a natural polymer known as starch. Amylopectin and …

Chitosan-based composites play an important role in food packaging applications and can
be used either as films or as edible coatings. Due to their high costs and lower performance …