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ClearBiotechnology in Food Packaging Using Bacterial Cellulose
This review explores bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable, biocompatible alternative to conventional plastic food packaging, which contributes to micro- and nanoplastic pollution that threatens both the environment and human health. While bacterial cellulose shows strong potential due to its mechanical strength and food preservation abilities, scaling up production remains a challenge due to higher costs and manufacturing difficulties.
In Situ Synthesis of Plasticized Bacterial Cellulose Films for Daily Packaging Using Biobased Plasticizers
Researchers synthesized plasticized bacterial cellulose films in situ and characterized their mechanical, optical, and barrier properties for daily packaging applications, finding the bio-based materials offered competitive performance with lower environmental impact than petroleum-based alternatives.
Ecological packaging: Creating sustainable solutions with all-natural biodegradable cellulose materials
Researchers developed a pure cellulose food packaging material by combining bacterial cellulose and ethyl cellulose — both natural, biodegradable materials — into a strong, water-resistant film that degrades naturally and avoids the microplastic pollution associated with conventional single-use plastic packaging. The material's mechanical strength, water resistance, and recyclability position it as a practical plastic replacement for food packaging.
Applications of regenerated bacterial cellulose: a review
This review examines bacterial cellulose as a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymers that contribute to microplastic pollution. Bacterial cellulose is biodegradable, renewable, and has strong mechanical properties, making it suitable for packaging, textiles, and biomedical applications. The study highlights recent advances in processing techniques that could make bacterial cellulose more commercially viable as a replacement for plastics in everyday products.
In Situ Fermentation of an Ultra-Strong, Microplastic-Free, and Biodegradable Multilayer Bacterial Cellulose Film for Food Packaging
Researchers developed an ultra-strong, biodegradable multilayer bacterial cellulose film for food packaging using an in situ fermentation approach with gellan gum assistance. The study presents a microplastic-free alternative to conventional plastic packaging that incorporates antibacterial properties through quaternary ammonium chitosan microspheres.
Development of functional bacterial cellulose composites from Kombucha waste for biodegradable food packaging
Researchers developed biodegradable food packaging films from bacterial cellulose grown in kombucha waste, chemically enhancing the material to achieve stronger mechanical strength and better moisture and oxygen barriers than unmodified cellulose. Unlike conventional plastic packaging that persists for centuries, these films broke down within months, offering a practical way to reduce microplastic pollution from food packaging.
Development of functional bacterial cellulose composites from Kombucha waste for biodegradable food packaging
Researchers produced bacterial cellulose composite films from kombucha production waste, modifying them with antimicrobial and structural agents to create biodegradable food packaging. The composites showed adequate mechanical and barrier properties, offering a sustainable alternative to petrochemical packaging that avoids microplastic generation during degradation.
Edible, strong, and low‐hygroscopic bacterial cellulose derived from biosynthesis and physical modification for food packaging
Researchers produced a composite of bacterial cellulose with soy protein isolate and calcium alginate, creating a bio-based material that is edible, mechanically strong, and has low moisture absorption, with potential applications as sustainable food packaging.
In Situ Synthesisof Plasticized Bacterial CelluloseFilms for Daily Packaging Using Biobased Plasticizers
Researchers developed in situ plasticized bacterial cellulose films using four biobased plasticizers, finding that tributyl citrate and tributyl trans-aconitate provided the most effective plasticization, yielding films with significantly improved flexibility and transparency as biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging.
Biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose based material for sustainable packaging application
Researchers converted sugarcane agricultural waste into carboxymethyl cellulose and blended it with gelatin and agar to create a biodegradable plastic film suitable for food packaging, demonstrating a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative to conventional petroleum-based packaging materials.
Xyloglucan films from tamarind kernels reinforced with chemically modified cellulose nanospheres
Researchers developed biodegradable films from tamarind kernel xyloglucan reinforced with chemically modified cellulose nanospheres as an alternative to conventional plastic food packaging. The bio-based films showed improved mechanical and barrier properties, offering a renewable approach to reducing microplastic and nanoplastic generation from the food packaging sector.
Investigating the characteristics of carboxymethyl cellulose film as a possible material for green packaging
Researchers developed biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose films from agricultural waste as a potential sustainable alternative to conventional plastic food packaging. Replacing single-use plastics with biodegradable packaging is directly relevant to reducing the source of microplastic pollution, as conventional packaging is a major contributor to plastic fragmentation in the environment.
Safely Dissolvable and Healable Active Packaging Films Based on Alginate and Pectin
Researchers developed active packaging films from alginate and pectin biocomposites that are safely dissolvable in water, self-healing, and exhibit mechanical properties comparable to commercial packaging films, offering a potential biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics.
Advances in Cellulose-Based Packaging Films for Food Products
This review covers recent advances in cellulose-based packaging films as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, examining how different cellulose structures and derivatives enable versatile film properties for food packaging applications.
Self-Grown Bacterial Cellulose Capsules Made through Emulsion Templating
Researchers developed biodegradable microcapsules by harnessing bacteria's biofilm-forming ability to grow self-assembled cellulose-based capsules through emulsion templating, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymer microcapsules used in agriculture, food, and cosmetics.
Bacterial Nanocellulose toward Green Cosmetics: Recent Progresses and Challenges
This review summarizes recent advances in the use of bacterial nanocellulose as a sustainable ingredient in cosmetic formulations, highlighting its potential to replace synthetic microplastic-containing polymers used as film formers, fillers, and carrier materials in skin care products.
Flexible, high-strength, and porous nano-nano composites based on bacterial cellulose for wearable electronics: a review
This review examined bacterial cellulose-based nano-nano composites for flexible wearable electronics, finding that bacterial cellulose's high purity, biodegradability, and three-dimensional nano-networked structure make it a promising sustainable alternative to petroleum-based polymer substrates.
Biodegradation of synthetic PVP biofilms using natural materials and nanoparticles
Researchers developed biodegradable PVP/carboxymethyl cellulose nanofilms reinforced with zinc oxide nanoparticles and crosslinked by electron beam irradiation, characterizing their physical properties and degradation behavior as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic films.
Tuning the Properties of Xylan/Chitosan-Based Films by Temperature and Citric Acid Crosslinking Agent
This paper is not about microplastics in an environmental or health context; it describes the development of xylan-chitosan bioplastic films crosslinked with citric acid as a petroleum-free alternative packaging material, focused on material properties rather than pollution or exposure.
Functional Nanocellulose, Alginate and Chitosan Nanocomposites Designed as Active Film Packaging Materials
Researchers formulated and characterized 25 nanocellulose-based composite films using cellulose nanocrystals, nanofibrils, and bacterial nanocellulose combined with chitosan and alginate, finding that combinations with chitosan generally provided the best mechanical and barrier properties for potential food packaging use.
An Antibacterial and Antioxidant Food Packaging Film Based on Amphiphilic Polypeptides‐Resveratrol‐Chitosan
Researchers developed a biodegradable food packaging film made from natural materials including chitosan and resveratrol that kills bacteria and prevents food spoilage. Unlike conventional plastic packaging that breaks down into microplastics, this film is made entirely from biological materials and poses no microplastic contamination risk. This type of eco-friendly alternative could help reduce the microplastics that enter the food supply through traditional plastic packaging.
Cellulose nanofibrils and silver nanoparticles enhances the mechanical and antimicrobial properties of polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite film
Researchers developed a biodegradable polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite film reinforced with sugarcane bagasse cellulose nanofibrils and silver nanoparticles, finding that the combination significantly improved mechanical strength and antimicrobial properties, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic food packaging.
Bacterial cellulose biopolymers: The sustainable solution to water-polluting microplastics
Researchers developed bacterial cellulose (BC) biopolymer filters as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based polymer filters used in wastewater treatment plant microplastic removal. BC filters showed high MP capture efficiency and are biodegradable, addressing both microplastic pollution and the environmental costs of conventional synthetic filter maintenance.
An Innovative Alternative to Plastic Straws with Bacterial Cellulose
This study developed biodegradable bacterial cellulose as an alternative material for drinking straws, replacing conventional plastic. Bacterial cellulose straws are fully biodegradable, offering a practical solution to reduce the single-use plastic that fragments into microplastics in the environment.