Background Demand for healthy and safe food with minimal use of synthetic inputs
(including synthetic preservatives) is increasing rapidly. Plastic polymers being hazardous to …

There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in
recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and …

As the IV generation of packaging, biopolymers, with the advantages of biodegradability,
process ability, combination possibilities and no pollution to food, have become the leading …

Chitosan is a biodegradable biocompatible polymer derived from natural renewable
resources with numerous applications in various fields, and one of which is the area of …

Edible coatings prevent physicochemical and biological food deterioration. Using bioactive
compounds like essential oils can enrich films. In this study, edible films from chitosan (C) …

The aims of this work were to develop composite (Chi-Ge) and bi-layer (Chi/Ge) edible and
biodegradable films based on gelatin and chitosan. physico-chemical properties such as …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted extensive attention in the past few years due to
their unique properties and great potential application in catalysis. However, the application …

This article concisely reviews the most recent contributions to the development of
sustainable bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties. This is because some of the …

The physicochemical properties of edible films from aqueous-ethanol dispersions of zein
and zein-sunflower oil (10 and 25% dry basis) emulsions were investigated. Incorporation of …

Edible films based on starch and chitosan were obtained by varying the starch source
(potato and cassava starch), starch concentration (0.5 and 1.0%), type of plasticizer (glucose …