[HTML][HTML] Facilely prepared ferric-curcumin complex nanoparticles exert improved stability and photothermal enhanced antibacterial effects for food preservation

C Wang, J Pan, H Xu, Q Chen, S Zhou, L Tang, L Qiu… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur) is a phenolic compound extracted from Curcumae Longae Rhizoma, which
has been widely applied in food industry due to its wide functional features, including …

Biosynthesis of Quercetin-Loaded Melanin Nanoparticles for Improved Antioxidant Activity, Photothermal Antimicrobial, and NIR/pH Dual-Responsive Drug Release

D Zhang, X Chen, N Bu, L Huang, H Lin, L Zhou, R Mu… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quercetin (QCT) is a promising dose-dependent nutraceutical that usually suffers from poor
water solubility and low bioavailability issues. In this work, a novel QCT-loaded nanoscale …

Chitosan-puerarin composite hydrogel with magnetic enhanced photothermal properties as sustained antimicrobial coatings for beef preservation

X Xie, T Bu, Q Zhu, L Ma, Z Gao, T Du, S Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The bactericidal properties of traditional food coatings mostly depend on the amount of
fungicides present, which reduces the sustainability of food packaging. Herein, we proposed …

A review of curcumin in food preservation: Delivery system and photosensitization

X Lan, Y Liu, L Wang, H Wang, Z Hu, H Dong, Z Yu… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
As a natural polyphenol, curcumin has been used as an alternative to synthetic
preservatives in food preservation. Different from previous reviews that mainly focus on the …

Photoactivated multifunctional nanoplatform based on lysozyme-Au nanoclusters-curcumin conjugates with FRET effect and multiamplified antimicrobial activity

Y Zhang, H Yan, R Su, P Li, F Wen, Y Lv, J Cai… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy is a promising alternative to antibiotics in the treatment of bacterial
infection, which has the advantages of less side effects, no drug resistance and accurate …

Recent advances in antimicrobial applications of curcumin-mediated photodynamic inactivation in foods

X Yu, Y Zou, Z Zhang, T Wei, Z Ye, HG Yuk, Q Zheng - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a novel light-based technology that has been widely
studied for the inactivation of microorganisms. This non-thermal treatment requires the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing curcumin nanoparticle synthesis through wet-milling: Comparative analysis of physico-chemical and antimicrobial properties of nano-curcumin …

G Zamanidehyaghoubi, F Shahidi, MRE Dovom… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
Curcumin efficacy is limited due to its low water-solubility and absorption, making curcumin
nanoparticles (CN) useful alternatives. This study aimed to optimize CN synthesis through …

Antibacterial rice protein nanoparticles with a high curcumin loading for fruit preservation

P Xu, T Wang, J He, W Xiong, J Ren, W Feng, Z Chen… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur) exhibits potential as a food preservative because of its natural antibacterial
and antioxidant properties. Nevertheless, its practical application is challenging due to poor …

Thermal-Driven Curcumin Release Film with Dual-Mode Synergistic Antibacterial Behavior for Efficient Tangerine Preservation

L Luo, M Wang, W Su, J Zhuo, L Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial packing showed great potential in extending the shelf life of food. However,
developing a new biocomposite film with an intelligent and efficient antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic activity of CuminUP60®-A commercially-available high-soluble curcumin

F Xu, J Hu, N Sriboonvorakul, S Lin - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a polyphenol extracted from Curcuma longa L. with a variety of biological and
pharmacological activities, has been identified as a promising photosensitizer for food …