Edible films and coatings have recently received growing attention in the food packaging
sector due to their protective ability from the external environment and biodegradability …

Increased environmental concerns over the use of certain synthetic packaging and coatings
in combination with consumer demands for both higher quality and longer shelf life have led …

Quinoa protein extracts (Q) were prepared and alkalised at pH 8 and 12 (Q-8 and Q-12). Qs
were mixed with chitosan (CH) to form Q/CH mixtures. The optimal proportion of the mixtures …

Tensile and water vapor permeability properties of sodium caseinate based films were
studied to optimize film composition in terms of kind and ratio of plasticizer (glycerol and …

There is increasing research towards the substitution of petrochemicals by sustainable
components. Biopolymers such as proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids derive from a variety …

Mango seeds have been used to obtain components for nanocomposite films, namely,
starch and starch nanocrystals (SNC) from seed kernels, and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) …

In this study, ecofriendly polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/starch (ST)/glycerol (GL)/halloysite
nanotube (HNT) bionanocomposite at HNT contents of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 3 and 5 wt% were …

In order to overcome the deficiencies of single layer coating, bilayer coated papers were
prepared by two separate coating procedures using various combinations of proteins or …

Effects of glycerol (3–7% w/w) and sorbitol (4–8% w/w) concentration, pH (7.0, 9.0, 11.0) and
heating (90° C, 20min) of film-forming solution (FFS) on the water vapor permeability (WVP) …

Customized application of antimicrobial peptide (AMP)'nisin'directly into food (neither in
active packaging nor encapsulated form) is expensive and associated with loss of activity …