Issue 35, 2020

Advances in nanotechnology and antibacterial properties of biodegradable food packaging materials

Abstract

A large number of non-biodegradable and non-renewable materials are produced daily for application as food packaging materials. These waste materials have a greatly negative effect on our health and the ecosystem. The idea of a bio-based economy is steadily gaining attention from the scientific, societal, and financial communities, so there are several areas in which the intended approaches can be improved for this reason. Therefore, creating biopolymer-based materials from natural sources, including polysaccharides and proteins, is a good alternative to non-renewable fossil resources. In the current review paper, we plan to summarize the major recent findings in food biodegradable packaging materials that include nanotechnology either directly or indirectly. Several natural nano-materials applied in food packaging applications such as polymers, polysaccharides, and protein-based nano-materials have been included in order to make special biopolymer hosts for nanocomposites. Finally, this review will highlight the antibacterial properties of commonly used nanoparticles or nanomaterials.

Graphical abstract: Advances in nanotechnology and antibacterial properties of biodegradable food packaging materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 mar 2020
Accepted
12 mai 2020
First published
28 mai 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 20467-20484

Advances in nanotechnology and antibacterial properties of biodegradable food packaging materials

H. M. Fahmy, R. E. Salah Eldin, E. S. Abu Serea, N. M. Gomaa, G. M. AboElmagd, S. A. Salem, Z. A. Elsayed, A. Edrees, E. Shams-Eldin and A. E. Shalan, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 20467 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02922J

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