Smart stimuli-responsive materials can respond to different signals (pH, temperature, light,
electricity, etc.), and they have become a hot research topic for drug delivery. As a …

Biopolymers-based aerogels have gained the attention of many scientists in medical and
pharmaceutical applications. Biopolymers-based aerogels are utilized extensively in the …

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 …

Sliver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were loaded on chitosan (CS) and incorporated into polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) to develop novel active food packaging films. AgNPs were fabricated by liquid …

Chitosan, a versatile amino polysaccharide biopolymer derived from chitin, exhibits broad-
spectrum antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microorganisms, including gram …

A cleaner and safer environment is one of the most important requirements in the future. It
has become increasingly urgent and important to fabricate novel environmentally–friendly …

Using environmentally friendly biomaterials in different aspects of human life has been
considered extensively. In this respect, different biomaterials have been identified and …

Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin regarded as one of the most abundant polymers
and due to its properties, both chitosan alone or in combination with bioactive substances for …

The problems with plastic materials and the good film‐forming properties of polysaccharides
motivated research in the development of polysaccharide‐based films. In the last 5 years …

The application of chitin in food systems is limited by its insolubility in some common
solvents and poor degradability. Hence, it is deacetylated to obtain chitosan, an industrially …