Chitosan—one of the natural multifunctional polymers—due to its unique and versatile
biological properties is regarded as a useful compound in medical and pharmaceutical …

Chitosan is a biodegradable biocompatible polymer derived from natural renewable
resources with numerous applications in various fields, and one of which is the area of …

Mainly due to environmental aims, petroleum-based plastics are being replaced by natural
polymers. In the last decades, starch has been evaluated in its film-forming ability for …

Over the last years, considerable research has been conducted to develop and apply edible
films and coatings made from a variety of agricultural commodities and/or wastes of food …

During the past decade, there was an increasing interest to develop and use bio-based
active films which are characterized by antimicrobial and antifungal activities in order to …

Even though moisture in food products is useful for the quality of foods, excess moisture in a
package is unfavorable to the quality of the food product and the integrity of the package …

Many factors can influence the shelf-life product, such as pH, water activity, nutrient levels
available oxygen, etc. Variations in food pH could occur due to microorganism growth and …

The chitosan–starch (high amylose) blend film (1; 1), via microfluidization, was prepared by
casting with different glycerol concentration (0%, 2.5%, 5% and 10%). The films were …

Chitosan films were plasticized with four hydrophilic compounds, namely, glycerol (GLY),
ethylene glycol (EG), poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG), and propylene glycol (PG). Our objective …

Edible films based on high molecular weight chitosan (CH) and different concentrations of
oleic acid (OA) were prepared. Film-forming dispersions (FFD) were characterized in terms …