Chitosan-based nanocomposites as coatings and packaging materials for the postharvest improvement of agricultural product: A review

RS Riseh, M Vatankhah, M Hassanisaadi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The perishability nature of harvested fruits and vegetables, along with the effect of
environmental factors, storage conditions, and transportation, reduce the products' quality …

[HTML][HTML] Trends and challenges in the development of bio-based barrier coating materials for paper/cardboard food packaging; a review

M Mujtaba, J Lipponen, M Ojanen, S Puttonen… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, petroleum-based synthetic plastics are used as a key barrier material in the paper-
based packaging of several food and nonfood goods. This widespread usage of plastic as a …

Curcumin and its uses in active and smart food packaging applications-a comprehensive review

S Roy, R Priyadarshi, P Ezati, JW Rhim - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Active and intelligent food packaging is an innovative technology to prevent food
contamination and ensure food quality and safety. Active packaging protects the food from …

Carbon dot biopolymer-based flexible functional films for antioxidant and food monitoring applications

P Das, S Ganguly, SR Ahmed… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom-doped carbon dot (CD)-reinforced flexible, antioxidant, and UV-resistant
polymeric thin films have been fabricated by a facile physical compounding strategy …

Gelatin/carrageenan-based functional films with carbon dots from enoki mushroom for active food packaging applications

S Roy, P Ezati, JW Rhim - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enoki mushroom-derived carbon dots (mCDs) were fabricated using a facile hydrothermal
method to prepare gelatin/carrageenan-based active food packaging films. The mCDs were …

Carnauba wax-based composite films and coatings: Recent advancement in prolonging postharvest shelf-life of fruits and vegetables

LS Devi, S Kalita, A Mukherjee, S Kumar - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background High rate of water loss and rapid respiration cause significant decrease in
firmness, turgor, crunchiness, and weight loss resulting in rapid postharvest quality …

Chitosan-based composite films containing eugenol nanoemulsion, ZnO nanoparticles and Aloe vera gel for active food packaging

IB Basumatary, A Mukherjee, S Kumar - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymer-based food packaging films are gaining increasing popularity, as consumers'
demands for sustainable alternatives and environmental concerns associated with synthetic …

Recent progress in pectin extraction and their applications in develo** films and coatings for sustainable food packaging: A review

S Kumar, ARL Reddy, IB Basumatary, A Nayak… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Perishable foods like fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy products have short shelf-
life that causes significant postharvest losses, which poses a major challenge for food …

Carrageenan/agar-based functional film integrated with zinc sulfide nanoparticles and Pickering emulsion of tea tree essential oil for active packaging applications

S Roy, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
A functional carrageenan/agar-based film was prepared by combining tea tree oil Pickering
emulsion (PET) and zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnSNP). PET was formulated using tea tree …

Pectin/gelatin-based bioactive composite films reinforced with sulfur functionalized carbon dots

P Ezati, S Roy, JW Rhim - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur functionalized turmeric-derived carbon dots (S-CD) were prepared and used to
fabricate pectin/gelatin-based bioactive food packaging film. FTIR and XPS analysis …