Mussels attach to solid surfaces in the sea. Their adhesion must be rapid, strong, and tough,
or else they will be dislodged and dashed to pieces by the next incoming wave. Given the …

Background Recent research advances in food packaging focus on developing sustainable
and biodegradable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based materials that underlie the …

Hunger and chronic undernourishment impact over 800 million people, which translates to≈
10.7% of the world's population. While countries are increasingly making efforts to reduce …

About one-third of the world's food is lost and wasted each year, along with excessive
carbon emission, disposals, and other environmental issues. The rotting of perishable …

Nowadays, about 30% of food is damaged or wasted during the transport and preservation
process. Therefore, there exists a big challenge to enhance the shelf-life and safety of …

Pectin bionanocomposite films filled with various concentrations of two different types of
halloysite nanotubes were prepared and characterized in this study as potential films for …

Complexation and glycation conjugation are the two most common routes to prepare protein-
polysaccharide based encapsulant materials for food and pharmaceutical applications. It is …

In this study, blended films from poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) containing chitosan (CS) were
prepared via a simple solution casting and electrospraying method. The structures of the …

We developed novel composite films based on biocompatible components, such as
halloysite clay nanotubes and sulphated galactan (Funori) from red seaweed Gloiopeltis …

Chitin and chitosan are amino polysaccharides having multidimensional properties, such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial properties and non-toxicity, muco-adhesivity …