Biodegradable antimicrobial food packaging: Trends and perspectives

L Motelica, D Ficai, A Ficai, OC Oprea, DA Kaya… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in
the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal electrospun nanofibers for food packaging applications

F Topuz, T Uyar - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Food packaging is a multidisciplinary area that encompasses food science and engineering,
microbiology, as well as chemistry, and ignited tremendous interest in maintaining the …

Electrospun plant protein-based nanofibers in food packaging

F Aghababaei, DJ McClements, MM Martinez, M Hadidi - Food chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a relatively simple technology capable to produce nano-and micron-scale
fibers with different properties depending on the electrospinning conditions. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial activity, optical, mechanical, and barrier properties of corn starch films containing orange essential oil

JA do Evangelho, G da Silva Dannenberg… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incorporation of antimicrobial compounds into natural polymers can promote increased
shelf life and ensure food safety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial …

Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial activity of polyvinyl alcohol/gum arabic/chitosan composite films incorporated with black pepper essential oil and …

A Amalraj, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural materials have attracted increasing attention in wound dressing and food packaging
process, which could overcome the serious environmental issues caused by conventional …

Improvement of in vitro and in situ antifungal, AFB1 inhibitory and antioxidant activity of Origanum majorana L. essential oil through nanoemulsion and recommending …

AK Chaudhari, VK Singh, S Das, J Prasad… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Origanum majorana essential oil (OmEO) encapsulated into chitosan nanoemulsion is being
reported as a novel preservative of stored food items against fungi, aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1) …

Biopolymers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications: Recent advances and overview of alginate electrospinning

J Wróblewska-Krepsztul, T Rydzkowski… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Innovative solutions using biopolymer-based materials made of several constituents seems
to be particularly attractive for packaging in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. In …

Electrospinning proteins for wound healing purposes: opportunities and challenges

A Akhmetova, A Heinz - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the growth of the aging population worldwide, chronic wounds represent an increasing
burden to healthcare systems. Wound healing is complex and not only affected by the …

Phytochemical-loaded electrospun nanofibers as novel active edible films: Characterization and antibacterial efficiency in cheese slices

G Göksen, MJ Fabra, HI Ekiz, A López-Rubio - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to develop novel active edible electrospun coatings with
antimicrobial properties through the encapsulation of essential oils (EOs) from two widely …