The use of plastic mulch in agriculture has increased dramatically in the last 10 years
throughout the world. This increase is due to benefits such as increase in soil temperature …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) is recognized as one of the very few vinyl polymers soluble in
water also susceptible of ultimate biodegradation in the presence of suitably acclimated …

Due to the environmental problems caused by the use of synthetic plastics in food
packaging, it is necessary to replace them with biodegradable films. In this study, carboxyl …

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) acts as a barrier to prevent the central nervous system (CNS)
from damage by substances that originate from the blood circulation. The BBB limits drug …

Development of packaging materials from renewable resources has for a long time been
desirable for sustainability reasons, but with recent explosion in prices of petroleum …

Blends between chitosan (CS) and gelatin (G) with various compositions (CS/G 0/100 20/80,
40/60, 60/40 100/0 w/w) were produced, as candidate materials for biomedical applications …

Gelatin/PVA bicomponent nanofibers were prepared via electrospinning, and its control
release of Raspberry ketone (RK) was investigated. Significant diameter increase, tensile …

Active antioxidant food packaging films were developed by incorporation of apple pomace
(AP) with 1, 5, 10, and 30%(w/w) into polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix. A complete thermal …

In this study, nanocomposite films with enhanced functional properties were prepared by
loading titanium dioxide (TiO 2) and/or zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles within 4A zeolite …

In order to provide gelatin films with antioxidant capacity, two sulphur-free water-insoluble
lignin powders (L1000 and L2400) were blended with a commercial fish-skin gelatin from …