[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial edible films in food packaging: Current scenario and recent nanotechnological advancements-a review

R Chawla, S Sivakumar, H Kaur - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to the rising consumer awareness and demands for quality foods with eco-friendly
packaging, researchers have shifted their focus to sustainable advancements in active …

Engineered nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications: A review

EO Ogunsona, R Muthuraj, E Ojogbo, O Valerio… - Applied Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human mortality rates due to infectious diseases from drug-resistant bacterial strains is
becoming an epidemic in our society. Currently, the development of new, expensive and …

Preparation of bioactive functional poly (lactic acid)/curcumin composite film for food packaging application

S Roy, JW Rhim - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid)-based functional films incorporated with curcumin have been prepared
using a solution casting method. The PLA/curcumin composite film was flexible and highly …

Incorporation of zinc oxide nanoparticles improved the mechanical, water vapor barrier, UV-light barrier, and antibacterial properties of PLA-based nanocomposite …

S Shankar, LF Wang, JW Rhim - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized using zinc chloride and
NaOH and they were incorporated to prepare PLA/ZnO NPs composite films. The SEM …

High-hydrophobic ZIF-8@ PLA composite aerogel and application for oil-water separation

Y Li, Z Lin, X Wang, Z Duan, P Lu, S Li, D Ji… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, a hierarchical porous ZIF-8@ PLA composite aerogel was prepared by combining
metal–organic skeleton ZIF-8 nanoparticles with polylactic acid (PLA) aerogel matrix by …

Additive manufacturing of antibacterial PLA-ZnO nanocomposites: Benefits, limitations and open challenges

WJ Chong, S Shen, Y Li, A Trinchi, D Pejak… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymeric biomaterials such as polylactic acid (PLA) play a prominent role in the
advancement of biomedical additive manufacturing (AM). PLA offers indeed a very …

Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Nanocomposites: Effect of inorganic nanoparticles reinforcement on its performance and food packaging applications

MZ Mulla, MRT Rahman, B Marcos, B Tiwari… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Poly lactic acid (PLA) is a compostable, as well as recyclable, sustainable, versatile and
environmentally friendly alternative, because the monomer of PLA-lactide (LA) is extracted …

A new strategy for the preparation of polylactic acid composites with flame retardancy, UV resistance, degradation, and recycling performance

J Chen, Z Liu, S Qiu, Y Li, J Sun, H Li, X Gu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is one of the solutions to the white pollution and energy crisis.
However, the using performance (such as flame retardant, weather resistance and …

Edible coatings and future trends in active food packaging–fruits' and traditional sausages' shelf life increasing

C Nunes, M Silva, D Farinha, H Sales, R Pontes… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global food production industry faces environmental concerns exacerbated by
substantial food waste. European countries are striving to reduce food waste towards a …

Preparation and characterization of polylactic acid/fenugreek essential oil/curcumin composite films for food packaging applications

M Subbuvel, P Kavan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Curcumin and Fenugreek essential oil (FEO) were blended into the PLA matrix by solution
casting technique to improve the functional properties of the composite film. Both fillers …