Declines in crop yield due to pests and diseases require the development of safe, green and
eco-friendly pesticide formulations. A major problem faced by the agricultural industry is the …

Chitosan is a candidate polymer for the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for agricultural
purposes. The attractive features of chitosan include its biocompatibility with other materials …

There is increasing interest in the use of natural preservatives (rather than synthetic ones)
for maintaining the quality and safety of foods due to their perceived environmental and …

Chitosan is a naturally occurring compound that can be obtained from deacetylated chitin,
which is obtained from various sources such as fungi, crustaceans, and insects …

The influence of three non-ionic emulsifying agents, including Tween 20, Tween 40, and
Tween 80, was investigated on the formation and some properties of nanoemulsions …

Films based on chitosan (CS) and Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) essential oil (LEO)
were prepared that exhibited novel dose-dependent fluorescent patterns owing to …

Muscle foods are regarded as nutritionally dense foods while they are prone to spoilage by
action of microorganism and oxidation. Recently, the consumer's preference is mostly …

Background In recent years, the development of efficient and green route to synthesis metal
nanoparticles has gained considerable attention in various areas of nanotechnology …

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is a plant of the family Lamiaceae. The present study
aimed to determine the chemical composition of the lemon balm essential oil grown in …

Nanocellulose is an emerging green, biodegradable and biocompatible nanomaterial with
negligible toxicities. In this study, a carboxylated nanocellulose (ie, 2, 2, 6, 6 …