Curcuma longa L.(Zingiberaceae family) and its polyphenolic compound curcumin have
been subjected to a variety of antimicrobial investigations due to extensive traditional uses …

A vast array of colorants obtained from natural sources such as plants, insects/animals and
microbes have been scrutinized in recent past for their use in different kinds of applications …

Owing to the ongoing pandemic, the importance of and demand for antimicrobial textiles
have reached new heights. In addition to being used for medical purposes, antimicrobial …

This paper provides an in-depth review of the natural colourants covering their
classifications, sources, extraction techniques, application techniques in relation to different …

Increasing studies on extraction, purification and modification processes of natural dyes and
antimicrobials, and their subsequent application on textiles demonstrate the revival of …

The applications of edible coatings stemmed exclusively from alginate in food packaging are
restricted due to their inherent deficient antimicrobial, barrier, and UV-barrier properties. In …

Interest in chitosan, a biodegradable, nontoxic, non-antigenic, and biocompatible
biopolymer isolated from shellfish, arises from the fact that chitosans are reported to exhibit …

Despite the outstanding characteristics of alginate, it suffers from bad UV-barrier, water
barrier, and antimicrobial properties limiting its wide usage in food packaging. For this …

This work aims to prepare multifunctional edible coating based on alginate and Aloe vera
(AV) optimized to minimum water vapor permeability (WVP) using Box-Behnken design …

Increasing popular interest in health and hygiene has amplified the demand for natural plant-
based extracts in textile applications. To enable functionalization, aqueous extracts of …