Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging

M Zhang, GM Biesold, W Choi, J Yu, Y Deng… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing world population, evolving urbanization, and globalization have created more
demand for food, which has increased challenges in food safety. Development and …

Green synthesis of nanomaterials for smart biopolymer packaging: challenges and outlooks

S Jafarzadeh, M Nooshkam, M Zargar… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2024 - Springer
There are several physical and chemical methods for synthesizing nanomaterials, while the
most appropriate techniques involve using green chemistry and eco-friendly material …

Progresses in food packaging, food quality, and safety—controlled-release antioxidant and/or antimicrobial packaging

C Vasile, M Baican - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food packaging is designed to protect foods, to provide required information about the food,
and to make food handling convenient for distribution to consumers. Packaging has a crucial …

Antibacterial polyvinyl alcohol/bacterial cellulose/nano-silver hydrogels that effectively promote wound healing

S Song, Z Liu, MA Abubaker, L Ding, J Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The lack of antibacterial properties limits the application of bacterial cellulose hydrogels in
wound dressings. To overcome this deficiency, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were …

Overview of renewable polysaccharide-based composites for biodegradable food packaging applications

J Deng, EQ Zhu, GF Xu, N Naik, V Murugadoss… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Renewable environmentally friendly polysaccharides and their composites meet the
requirements of green chemistry, which have been extensively used for biodegradable food …

Recent applications of regenerated cellulose films and hydrogels in food packaging

K Huang, Y Wang - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•The applications of regenerated cellulose films and hydrogels in food packaging
are promising.•The mechanical and barrier properties of regenerated cellulose materials …

Develo** strong and tough cellulose acetate/ZIF67 intelligent active films for shrimp freshness monitoring

Y Zhang, Q Tang, K Huang, Z Xu, S Feng, H Li… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for the development of intelligent active packaging films to
maintain and monitor the freshness of meat food. Herein, nano Co-based MOF (ZIF67) with …

Advances in functional biopolymer-based nanocomposites for active food packaging applications

N Basavegowda, KH Baek - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymeric nanocomposites have received significant attention in both scientific and
industrial research in recent years. The demand for new methods of food preservation to …

Polysaccharides-based bio-nanostructures and their potential food applications

M Bilal, I Gul, A Basharat, SA Qamar - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are omnipresent biomolecules that hold great potential as promising
biomaterials for a myriad of applications in various biotechnological and industrial sectors …

Removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic pollutants from wastewater using nano-composite adsorptive membranes

L Qalyoubi, A Al-Othman, S Al-Asheh - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of antibiotics in water has been globally recognized as a critical pollution
issue. Antibiotics (such as Ciprofloxacin (CPFX) pose a serious threat to humans and to the …