Copper and Copper oxide nanoparticles have garnered a lot of attention among the metal
oxide nanoparticles, especially because of their many characteristics and applications in …

With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the interest for antimicrobial agents has recently
increased again in public health. Copper was recognized in 2008 by the United States …

This review summarizes the latest developments in the design, fabrication, and application
of various Cu‐based nanofillers to prepare biopolymer‐based functional packaging films …

To deal with serious environmental damage resulting from plastic packaging materials,
biodegradable films using natural products have gained considerable attention. Here, we …

Agar is a biopolymer extracted from certain red algae. The continuous and transparent film
made from agar gum is becoming a common and renewable alternative for plastic-based …

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 …

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

Functional films were made by solution casting using three different types of carbohydrates
(agar, chitosan, and carrageenan) and curcumin. Field emission scanning electron …

The development of polymer nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties has been a key
factor for controlling or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and preventing foodborne …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) were synthesized by a green method using melanin (Mel) as a
reducing and capping agent and incorporated to carrageenan (Carr) to prepare …