For many years, conventional plastics are manufactured and used for packaging
applications in different sectors. As the food industries are increasing, the demand for …

The growing world population, evolving urbanization, and globalization have created more
demand for food, which has increased challenges in food safety. Development and …

Recently, many scientists and polymer engineers have been working on eco-friendly
materials for starch-based food packaging purposes, which are based on biopolymers, due …

Due to the negative environmental impacts of synthetic plastics, the development of
biodegradable plastics for both industrial and commercial applications is essential today …

This study explores the preparation of corn starch (CS) films incorporated with glycerol,
thymol, and combination of glycerol and thymol via solution casting technique. The resulting …

The production of sustainable food packaging from renewable sources represents a
prominent alternative to the use of petrochemical-based plastics. For example, starch …

Polysaccharide-based films are favored in the food packaging industry because of their
advantages of green and safe characters, as well as natural degradability, but due to the …

Bio-based packaging materials are gaining importance due to their biodegradability,
sustainability and environmental friendliness. To control the food quality and improve the …

This work aimed to develop and characterize a smart label for pH monitoring based on
bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers doped with anthocyanins extracted from red cabbage …

Edible films with essential oils (EOs) are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to
synthetic packaging due to their environmentally friendly properties and ability as carriers of …