Many by-products that are harmful to the environment and human health are generated
during food processing. However, these wastes are often potential resources with high …

The recent sharp increase of sensitivity towards environmental issues arising from plastic
packaging has boosted interest towards alternative sustainable packaging materials. This …

Transparency is a very important technical parameter to evaluate and validate certain food
packaging materials. In the recent scientific literature, several methods (ie transmittance …

Owing to the increasing environmental concerns and requirements for high-quality foods,
edible films and coatings (based on proteins, polysaccharides, natural phenolic active …

This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in
the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and …

There is a growing interest in the development of degradable and biopolymeric food
packaging films (BFPFs) based on green ingredients and strategies due to their …

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

This review presents the latest innovations and trends in the field of surface functionalization
of various nanomaterials. The most recent protocols of smart materials fabrication as well as …

Chitosan is mainly derived from seafood by-products and the thereof chitosan nanoparticles
(CNPs) are known as nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable and functionalized …

In this research, cinnamon essential oil (CEO) loaded Pickering emulsion was incorporated
into chitosan (CS)/gelatin (GEL) complex films. These antimicrobial functionalizations of …