Infections caused by microbes constitute a severe risk to public health and the increasing
resistance of pathogens to antibiotics has led to serious health problems in recent years …

Background. Packaging materials are responsible for approximately 40% of the produced
plastics while food packaging is the number one end user of such materials. Due to the …

Innovative active and pH-colorimetric composite films were fabricated from gelatin/poly (vinyl
alcohol)(Gel/PVA) integrated with copper-based metal-organic frameworks (Cu-MOFs) and …

Environmental pollution problems caused by plastic-based packaging promote alternative
sustainable solutions to be imminent. Chitosan and gelatin are attracting great attentions in …

With the increasing population, food toxicity has become a prevalent concern due to the
growing contaminants of food products. Therefore, the need for new materials for toxicant …

Background Bacterial infection is one of the most serious threats to public health. Despite
traditional antibiotics therapy provides an effective approach to combat pathogenic bacteria …

Background Food product safety, especially at the consumer level, is a major concern
around the world. Maintaining product safety from processing to acceptable consumption …

Chitosan/gelatin-based functional films were fabricated by incorporating cinnamon essential
oil (CEO) and rutin for active packaging application. The functional fillers were evenly …

The number of cases of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been exponentially rising over
the last decade. This issue is getting worse as the research and development of new …

CQDs are relatively new nanomaterials discovered accidentally during the purification
process of carbon nanotubes. Since then, several attempts have been made to synthesize …