Alginate is a biopolymer extensively utilized in numerous applications. Hydrogel forming
property, chemical structure with hydroxyl and carboxylate moieties, biocompatibility …

Waste from non-degradable plastics is becoming an increasingly serious problem.
Therefore, more and more research focuses on the development of materials with …

Natural materials have attracted increasing attention in wound dressing and food packaging
process, which could overcome the serious environmental issues caused by conventional …

Due to the growing need for materials that can function as efficient reinforcing components
to develop composite polymeric matrices, the characteristics of nanocellulose and …

The continuous petroleum-based plastics manufacturing generates disposal issues,
spreading the problem of plastic pollution and its rise in the environment. Recently …

Biodegradable films composed of starch and chitosan plasticized by palm oil were
fabricated via a solvent casting technique. In this study, the influence of the ratio of brown …

Starch has attracted a lot of attention because it is biodegradable, renewable, nontoxic and
low cost. By adding antibacterial substances to starch, starch-based materials have …

Polymeric materials have been thriving in global industries over the past 5 decades because
of their adaptability, durability, and price, so much so that now we cannot imagine a product …

Essential oils (EOs), black pepper essential oil (BPEO), and ginger essential oil (GEO)
exhibit excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant, nutritional, and biomedical properties; however …

Electrosprayed zein nanoparticles containing 10%(w/w) of clove essential oil (CEO) were
prepared and then with different levels (5, 10, and 15% w/w) in the starch matrix were used …