Chitosan edible films and coatings with added bioactive compounds: Antibacterial and antioxidant properties and their application to food products: A review

N Muñoz-Tebar, JA Pérez-Álvarez, J Fernández-López… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Advancements in nanofibers for wound dressing: A review

RS Ambekar, B Kandasubramanian - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Chronic wound healing is an intricate time-consuming process (healing time∼ 12 weeks),
susceptible to external biological attack such as bacteria (eg E. coli, B. subtilis, S. aureus …

Dynamic gel as artificial interphase layer for ultrahigh-rate and large-capacity lithium metal anode

C Chen, J Zhang, B Hu, Q Liang, X **ong - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Constructing a stable artificial solid-electrolyte interphase has become one of the most
effective strategies to overcome the poor reversibility of lithium metal anode, yet the …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

Antimicrobial agents and packaging systems in antimicrobial active food packaging: An overview of approaches and interactions

AM Khaneghah, SMB Hashemi, S Limbo - Food and Bioproducts …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most of the scientific studies and innovations in food packaging have focused on the
inhibition or prevention of microbial growth as well as avoiding further microbial …

Chitosan films and coatings containing essential oils: The antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, and application in food systems

G Yuan, X Chen, D Li - Food Research International, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan edible films and coatings have shown great promise for their application in food
preservation and also are promising systems to be used as essential oil (EO) carriers. This …

Antimicrobial food packaging: Potential and pitfalls

B Malhotra, A Keshwani, H Kharkwal - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Nowadays food preservation, quality maintenance, and safety are major growing concerns
of the food industry. It is evident that over time consumers' demand for natural and safe food …

Chitosan based edible films and coatings: A review

MZ Elsabee, ES Abdou - Materials science and engineering: C, 2013 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biodegradable biocompatible polymer derived from natural renewable
resources with numerous applications in various fields, and one of which is the area of …

Physical, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of chitosan films containing Eucalyptus globulus essential oil

J Hafsa, M ali Smach, MRB Khedher… - LWT-food Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work active films from chitosan containing Eucalyptus globulus (EG) essential oil (0, 1,
2, 3 and 4%(v/v)) were developed by casting and solvent-evaporation method. Then, the …

Biocompatible nanomaterials in food science, technology, and nutrient drug delivery: recent developments and applications

MMAN Ranjha, B Shafique, A Rehman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nanomaterials exist as potential biocompatible materials in nature and are being
synthesized to provide extraordinary characteristics in various food industry sectors …