Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

The interest in using natural antimicrobials instead of chemical preservatives in food
products has been increasing in recent years. In regard to this, essential oils—natural and …

Background Certain food bioactives and nutraceuticals need to be preserved from
environmental factors such as pH, light, oxygen, temperature, and enzymatic degradation …

Plant essential oils (EOs) possesses remarkable antimicrobial efficacy and therefore have
great potential as an alternative of health hazardous synthetic preservatives. In spite of …

Chitosan is a candidate polymer for the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for agricultural
purposes. The attractive features of chitosan include its biocompatibility with other materials …

The implementation of nanotechnology to develop efficient antimicrobial systems has a
significant impact on the prospects of the biomedical field. Nanogels are soft polymeric …

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the grafting of phenolic acid onto
chitosan in order to enhance the bioactivity and widen the application of chitosan. Here, we …

Essential oil (EO) encapsulation can be carried out via a multitude of techniques, depending
on applications. Because of EOs' biological activities, the development of biosourced …

Background P esticides have a negative impact on the health of consumers and on the
environment, and as a consequence, the use of naturally occurring antimicrobial agents …

Application of synthetic fungicides in agricultural commodities has been restricted due to
development of fungicide resistance fungi and deleterious impact on environment and …