Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable in nature. Several factors could affect the quality
and shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Packaging materials (usually made up of polymers …

Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

Spice essential oils (SEOs) are commonly used in food flavoring and are considered an
effective food preservative. It has a broad range of applications and promising development …

Background Fruits and vegetables constitute an integral part of diet for humans. Quality,
safety and extended shelf life are important aspects governing the availability and …

Chitosan is a natural biopolymer from crab shells that is known for its biocompatibility,
biodegradability, and bioactivity. In human medicine, chitosan is used as a stabilizer for …

Edible polymers such as polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids are biodegradable and
biocompatible materials applied as a thin layer to the surface of food or inside the package …

The aim of this study was to investigate the physical and antimicrobial properties of
fabricated nanofibre for active packaging systems. Active microcapsules and nanofibres …

Gray mold and brown rot, caused respectively by Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia spp., are
fungal diseases responsible for significant losses during the storage of fruit and vegetables …

Over the years, post-harvest management strategies of fungal pathogens have depended on
the aggressive usage of synthetic chemicals (fungicides). This conduct has been reported to …

Essential oils (EOs) are products of plant origin and include mixtures of different chemical
compounds. These volatile substances have many interesting properties, including …