Agar-based edible films for food packaging applications-A review

FS Mostafavi, D Zaeim - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Agar is a biopolymer extracted from certain red algae. The continuous and transparent film
made from agar gum is becoming a common and renewable alternative for plastic-based …

Agar-based edible films and food packaging application: A comprehensive review

S Roy, R Chawla, R Santhosh, R Thakur… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recently, there has been an immense interest in seaweed-based biopolymers
and their applications in food packaging. Amongst various alternatives, agar is a red …

Production of new cellulose nanomaterial from red algae marine biomass Gelidium elegans

YW Chen, HV Lee, JC Juan, SM Phang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose was successfully isolated from Gelidium elegans red algae marine biomass.
The red algae fiber was treated in three stages namely alkalization, bleaching treatment and …

A critical review on the synthesis of natural sodium alginate based composite materials: An innovative biological polymer for biomedical delivery applications

A Ahmad, NM Mubarak, FT Jannat, T Ashfaq, C Santulli… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sodium alginate (Na-Alg) is water-soluble, neutral, and linear polysaccharide. It is the
derivative of alginic acid which comprises 1, 4-β-d-mannuronic (M) and α-l-guluronic (G) …

Preparation and application of agar/alginate/collagen ternary blend functional food packaging films

LF Wang, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Ternary blend agar/alginate/collagen (A/A/C) hydrogel films with silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs) and grapefruit seed extract (GSE) were prepared. Their performance properties …

A comprehensive review on the emerging roles of nanofillers and plasticizers towards sustainable starch-based bioplastic fabrication

SX Tan, A Andriyana, HC Ong, S Lim, YL Pang… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Petroleum-based plastics are associated with environmental pollution problems owing to
their non-biodegradable and toxic properties. In this context, renewable and biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring alternative red seaweed species for the production of agar-based hydrogels for food applications

V Cebrián-Lloret, A Martínez-Abad, A López-Rubio… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Three different red seaweed species, Gelidium corneum and two Gracilaria species
(Agarophyton chilensis, and Gracilariopsis longissima), were used to produce agar-based …

FTIR characterization of protein–polysaccharide interactions in extruded blends

P Guerrero, JP Kerry, K de la Caba - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Soy protein-based blends were processed by double screw extrusion and the effects of
different types and contents of polysaccharides were analyzed. Although extrusion has not …

Production of unpurified agar-based extracts from red seaweed Gelidium sesquipedale by means of simplified extraction protocols

M Martínez-Sanz, LG Gómez-Mascaraque… - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This work reports on the production and characterization of agar-based extracts from the
seaweed Gelidium sesquipedale by means of simple protocols based on hot water and …

Preparation and application of starch/polyvinyl alcohol/citric acid ternary blend antimicrobial functional food packaging films

Z Wu, J Wu, T Peng, Y Li, D Lin, B **ng, C Li, Y Yang… - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ternary blend films were prepared with different ratios of starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/citric
acid. The films were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE …