Application of bio-nanocomposite films and edible coatings for extending the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables

S Jafarzadeh, AM Nafchi, A Salehabadi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
New packaging materials are an emerging field in the food industry. Poor thermal,
mechanical, chemical, and physical properties of biopolymers, and also their inherent …

Chitosan-based nanocomposites as coatings and packaging materials for the postharvest improvement of agricultural product: A review

RS Riseh, M Vatankhah, M Hassanisaadi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The perishability nature of harvested fruits and vegetables, along with the effect of
environmental factors, storage conditions, and transportation, reduce the products' quality …

Emerging chitosan-based films for food packaging applications

H Wang, J Qian, F Ding - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Recent years have witnessed great developments in biobased polymer packaging films for
the serious environmental problems caused by the petroleum-based nonbiodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative antimicrobial chitosan/ZnO/Ag NPs/citronella essential oil nanocomposite—Potential coating for grapes

L Motelica, D Ficai, A Ficai, RD Truşcă, CI Ilie… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
New packaging materials based on biopolymers are gaining increasing attention due to
many advantages like biodegradability or existence of renewable sources. Grouping more …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan, a biopolymer with triple action on postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables: Eliciting, antimicrobial and film-forming properties

G Romanazzi, E Feliziani, D Sivakumar - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer from crab shells that is known for its biocompatibility,
biodegradability, and bioactivity. In human medicine, chitosan is used as a stabilizer for …

Polysaccharides-based bio-nanostructures and their potential food applications

M Bilal, I Gul, A Basharat, SA Qamar - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are omnipresent biomolecules that hold great potential as promising
biomaterials for a myriad of applications in various biotechnological and industrial sectors …

Advantages of nanotechnology developments in active food packaging

J Mahmud, E Sarmast, S Shankar, M Lacroix - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Active food packaging (AP) is an innovative technology, which provides a new system for
food preservation in the food industry. The growing need towards consumer demands and …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials as alternative control means against postharvest diseases in fruit crops

S Ruffo Roberto, K Youssef, AF Hashim, A Ippolito - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Post-harvest diseases of fruit and vegetables have to be controlled because of the high
added value of commodities and the great economic loss related to spoilage. Synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Nettle-leaf extract derived ZnO/CuO nanoparticle-biopolymer-based antioxidant and antimicrobial nanocomposite packaging films and their impact on …

A Kalia, M Kaur, A Shami, SK Jawandha… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green synthesized metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have prominent applications in
antimicrobial packaging systems. Here we have attempted for the fabrication of chitosan …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc-based nanomaterials for diagnosis and management of plant diseases: Ecological safety and future prospects

A Kalia, KA Abd-Elsalam, K Kuca - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
A facet of nanorenaissance in plant pathology hailed the research on the development and
application of nanoformulations or nanoproducts for the effective management of …