Carboxymethyl cellulose-based materials for infection control and wound healing: A review

V Kanikireddy, K Varaprasad, T Jayaramudu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of ideal wound dressing materials with excellent characteristics is
currently a major demand in wound therapy. In recent years, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) …

Novel materials in the preparation of edible films and coatings—A review

S Galus, EA Arik Kibar, M Gniewosz, K Kraśniewska - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Incorporation of essential oils in edible seaweed-based films: A comprehensive review

S Ebrahimzadeh, D Biswas, S Roy… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Novel innovative approaches like edible films have huge potential to be used in
food contacting materials due to their positive impacts on ecological problems and other …

Prospects of biopolymer technology as an alternative option for non-degradable plastics and sustainable management of plastic wastes

E Kabir, R Kaur, J Lee, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
As of yet, disposal platforms for synthetic polymers have not matured in an environmentally
benign manner. Consequently, their wastes tend to remain as sources of pollution that …

Bioplastics: A boon or bane?

A Nandakumar, JA Chuah, K Sudesh - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Petroleum-based plastics have come under a lot of scrutiny in the past decade owing to the
properties that made them ubiquitous items; their durability and expendability. The …

Bioplastic made from seaweed polysaccharides with green production methods

C Lim, S Yusoff, CG Ng, PE Lim, YC Ching - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to analyze the practicability of forming seaweed films and their viability of
enhancing the bioplastic market using new green technologies. Seaweeds can form films …

[HTML][HTML] Sargassum inspired, optimized calcium alginate bioplastic composites for food packaging

A Mohammed, A Gaduan, P Chaitram, A Pooran… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution, more specifically from food packaging and containers which account for the
largest share of 36% of current plastic production, is one of the greatest threats to the natural …

Algal phycocolloids: bioactivities and pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are abundant sources of diverse bioactive compounds with various properties
and mechanisms of action. These compounds offer protective effects, high nutritional value …

An overview of the alternative use of seaweeds to produce safe and sustainable bio-packaging

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In modern times, seaweeds have become widely involved in several biotechnological
applications due to the variety of their constituent bioactive compounds. The consumption of …

Generation and consequence of nano/microplastics from medical waste and household plastic during the COVID-19 pandemic

AA Mohana, MM Islam, M Rahman, SK Pramanik… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the end of 2019, the world has faced a major crisis because of the outbreak of COVID-
19 disease which has created a severe threat to humanity. To control this pandemic, the …