Recent advances on chitosan-based films for sustainable food packaging applications

H Haghighi, F Licciardello, P Fava, HW Siesler… - Food Packaging and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent sharp increase of sensitivity towards environmental issues arising from plastic
packaging has boosted interest towards alternative sustainable packaging materials. This …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Application of essential oils as slow-release antimicrobial agents in food preservation: Preparation strategies, release mechanisms and application cases

J Wang, F Zhao, J Huang, Q Li, Q Yang… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Food spoilage caused by foodborne microorganisms will not only cause significant
economic losses, but also the toxins produced by some microorganisms will also pose a …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Electrospun pullulan/PVA nanofibers integrated with thymol-loaded porphyrin metal− organic framework for antibacterial food packaging

T Min, X Sun, L Zhou, H Du, Z Zhu, Y Wen - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Pathogenic microorganisms posed perniciousness for postharvest fruits and vegetables, as
well as brought potential risks for human health. In this work, pullulan/polyvinyl alcohol …

Electrospun nanofibers: Current progress and applications in food systems

H Huang, Y Song, Y Zhang, Y Li, J Li… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrospinning has the advantages of simple manufacturing equipment, a low spinning
cost, wide range of spinnable materials, and a controllable mild process, which can …

Electrospun chitosan/polycaprolactone nanofibers containing chlorogenic acid-loaded halloysite nanotube for active food packaging

Y Zou, C Zhang, P Wang, Y Zhang, H Zhang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to develop chitosan (CS)/polycaprolactone (PCL) electrospun
nanofibers with chlorogenic acid (CGA) loaded halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) as a carrier for …

Natural extracts for antibacterial applications

C Chen, L Chen, C Mao, L **, S Wu, Y Zheng, Z Cui… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria‐induced epidemics and infectious diseases are seriously threatening the health of
people around the world. In addition, antibiotic therapy has been inducing increasingly more …

Scaffolding technologies for the engineering of cultured meat: Towards a safe, sustainable, and scalable production

S Levi, FC Yen, L Baruch, M Machluf - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cultured meat aims to solve the current sustainability and environmental issues
of conventional livestock husbandry by converging tissue engineering practices with food …

Novel antimicrobial packaging film based on porous poly (lactic acid) nanofiber and polymeric coating for humidity-controlled release of thyme essential oil

T Min, X Sun, Z Yuan, L Zhou, X Jiao, J Zha, Z Zhu… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to explore a new pathway to develop active packaging
materials. Currently, controlled release materials have attracted considerable attention in …