Marine resources are today a renewable source of various compounds, such as
polysaccharides, that are used in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food fields. In …

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 …

The use of polysaccharide-based materials presents an eco-friendly technological solution,
by reducing dependence on fossil resources while reducing a product's carbon footprint …

Polysaccharide-based films are favored in the food packaging industry because of their
advantages of green and safe characters, as well as natural degradability, but due to the …

Most of the scientific studies and innovations in food packaging have focused on the
inhibition or prevention of microbial growth as well as avoiding further microbial …

Background Due to its short lifetime food packaging leads to a rapid accumulation of plastic
in our surroundings and thereby also has a huge impact on environmental pollution. To …

Novel films based on κ-carrageenan (Car) incorporated with curcumin (Cur) were developed
for freshness monitoring of foods. Cur and Car were interacted by hydrogen bonds. A low …

The use of renewable resources, which can reduce waste disposal problems, is being
explored to produce biopolymer films and coatings. Renewability, degradability, and edibility …

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel powder was incorporated into fish gelatin film-
forming solution (FFS) to develop an active packaging film. The physical, mechanical …

Edible films including active ingredients can be used as an alternative to preserve food
products. Essential oils (EOs) exhibit antimicrobial activity against pathogenic …