Protein-based films: Advances in the development of biomaterials applicable to food packaging

SJ Calva-Estrada, M Jiménez-Fernández… - Food Engineering …, 2019 - Springer
Consumer demands and requirements by regulatory agencies to use more environmentally
friendly and less polluting packaging have directed researchers to consider packaging …

Prospects of polymeric nanofibers loaded with essential oils for biomedical and food-packaging applications

AH Rather, TU Wani, RS Khan, B Pant, M Park… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Essential oils prevent superbug formation, which is mainly caused by the continuous use of
synthetic drugs. This is a significant threat to health, the environment, and food safety. Plant …

Gelatin-based films reinforced with montmorillonite and activated with nanoemulsion of ginger essential oil for food packaging applications

EMC Alexandre, RV Lourenço, AMQB Bittante… - Food Packaging and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite (MMT) and nanoemulsioned ginger essential oil (GEO) were incorporated
into gelatin-based films to produce activated films with improved physical properties, with …

Effect of melanin nanoparticles on the mechanical, water vapor barrier, and antioxidant properties of gelatin-based films for food packaging application

S Shankar, LF Wang, JW Rhim - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2019 - Elsevier
Melanin nanoparticles (MNP) were isolated from squid ink and used for the preparation of
gelatin-based nanocomposite films containing various concentration of MNP (0, 0.25, 0.5 …

Polyhydroxybutyrate-based nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering

A Mohan, M Girdhar, R Kumar, HS Chaturvedi… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone-related diseases have been increasing worldwide, and several nanocomposites have
been used to treat them. Among several nanocomposites, polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)-based …

Effects of pH on the gel properties of montmorillonite, palygorskite and montmorillonite-palygorskite composite clay

J Cui, Z Zhang, F Han - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of pH on the structures, compositions, morphologies, Zeta potential, and gel
properties of montmorillonite, palygorskite and their composite clays were investigated in the …

Improved properties of gelatin films involving transglutaminase cross-linking and ethanol dehydration: The self-assembly role of chitosan and montmorillonite

H Dai, L Peng, H Wang, X Feng, L Ma, H Chen, Y Yu… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the chitosan and montmorillonite (MMT) were synergistically introduced to
improve the properties of the gelatin films through self-assembly. The preparation of gelatin …

Biopolymer-based films reinforced with green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles

JAA Abdullah, M Jiménez-Rosado, A Guerrero… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, biopolymer-based films are being developed as an alternative to conventional
plastic-based films, mainly because they are non-toxic, flexible, inexpensive, and widely …

Gelatin-based nanocomposites: a review

Z Yang, S Chaieb, Y Hemar - Polymer Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This manuscript summarizes the extensive research and new advancements on gelatin and
gelatin-based nanocomposites. In the first part, various modifications including physical …

Physical and antioxidant properties of films based on gelatin, gelatin-chitosan or gelatin-sodium caseinate blends loaded with nanoemulsified active compounds

LJP Córdoba, PJA Sobral - Journal of Food Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were the development and characterization of active films based on
gelatin (G), gelatin-sodium caseinate (G-Cs) and gelatin-chitosan (G-Ch) blends, applying …