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"Nano Packaging and its Potential Application: A Review"

This review examines nano packaging technologies and their potential applications in food preservation and other industries, discussing nanomaterial types, barrier properties, antimicrobial functions, and the regulatory and safety considerations surrounding the use of nanoscale materials in food contact applications.

2022 Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 3 citations
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Advancements in Biodegradable Active Films for Food Packaging: Effects of Nano/Microcapsule Incorporation

This review examines how incorporating nano- and microcapsules containing natural antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds into biodegradable packaging films can extend food shelf life. Researchers found that these capsules protect the active compounds during processing and allow their controlled release over time. The technology offers a promising alternative to synthetic preservatives while also reducing reliance on conventional plastics in food packaging.

2022 Foods 135 citations
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Nanoarchitectonics of Sustainable Food Packaging: Materials, Methods, and Environmental Factors.

This review examines the nanoarchitectonics of sustainable food packaging, covering how nanoscale structural and functional design of materials including biopolymers and nanocomposites affects packaging performance, barrier properties, and environmental impact.

2025 Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
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Nanocomposites and their application in antimicrobial packaging

This review covers advances in nanocomposite materials for antimicrobial food packaging, which incorporate natural substances like essential oils and metal nanoparticles into packaging films. These materials offer a potential replacement for traditional plastic packaging that breaks down into microplastics. By reducing reliance on conventional plastics in the food industry, nanocomposite packaging could help decrease the amount of microplastic contamination entering food and the environment.

2024 Frontiers in Chemistry 47 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Nanotechnology, a Revolutionary Technique in the Food Industry: Systematic Review

This review covers nanotechnology applications in the food industry including nanoencapsulation for controlled release of bioactive compounds and flavors, and nanobiosensors in packaging that can detect pathogens, harmful components, and changes in food quality. While the technology shows significant promise, safety concerns about nanomaterials in food remain a major consideration.

2020 Sustainability Agri Food and Environmental Research 4 citations
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Nanohybrids with potential barrier property and antimicrobial activity for application in sustainable polymer food packaging: A mini‐review

This review examines how combining two types of nanoparticles into "nanohybrids" can create better biodegradable food packaging with antimicrobial properties and improved barrier protection. Using biodegradable polymers with these nanohybrids could reduce the reliance on petroleum-based plastics that generate persistent microplastics. The research is relevant to human health because better food packaging alternatives could help cut down on the microplastic contamination that enters the food supply.

2024 Polymers for Advanced Technologies 14 citations
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Antimicrobial Nanomaterials for Food Packaging

This review examined antimicrobial nanomaterials for food packaging, covering how metal-based and polymer nanocomposites can extend shelf life while discussing safety concerns including the potential for nanoparticle migration into food.

2022 Antibiotics 154 citations
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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.

2024 Small 10 citations
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Application of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Food Packaging

This review examines nanotechnology applications in sustainable food packaging, covering how nano-enhanced biodegradable biopolymers improve barrier properties and food safety while addressing plastic pollution and reducing reliance on conventional single-use plastics.

2024 Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series 1 citations
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Biodegradable Packaging Materials for Foods Preservation: Sources, Advantages, Limitations, and Future Perspectives

This review examines biodegradable packaging materials derived from natural sources as alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics for food preservation. Researchers found that materials made from polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids can effectively extend food shelf life while being more environmentally friendly. The study acknowledges that cost and performance limitations remain, but highlights recent advances in combining these natural materials with antimicrobial and antioxidant agents to improve their practical viability.

2023 Coatings 87 citations
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Chitosan/Alginate-Based Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Agents Delivery

This review examines how nanoparticles made from chitosan and alginate (natural sugar-based materials) can deliver antibacterial drugs more effectively by improving how the drugs dissolve and how long they stay active. While not directly about microplastics, these biodegradable nanoparticle systems could offer alternatives to plastic-based drug delivery methods, reducing reliance on synthetic plastics in medicine.

2024 International Journal of Nanomedicine 54 citations
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Silver Bionanocomposites as Active Food Packaging: Recent Advances & Future Trends Tackling the Food Waste Crisis

This review examines how silver bionanocomposites embedded in biodegradable packaging materials can extend food shelf life by providing antimicrobial protection. Researchers found that these active packaging systems show promise for reducing both food waste and reliance on conventional plastic packaging. The study discusses recent advances in green synthesis methods that make silver nanoparticle production more sustainable and cost-effective.

2023 Polymers 62 citations
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Safer plant-based nanoparticles for combating antibiotic resistance in bacteria: A comprehensive review on its potential applications, recent advances, and future perspective

This review examines plant-based nanoparticles as safer, less toxic alternatives to conventional antimicrobial agents for combating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, highlighting their potential to reduce microbiome damage.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 122 citations
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Bacterial nanocellulose membranes for codelivery of carvacrol and thymol: physico-chemical characterization and in vitro studies

Researchers developed bacterial nanocellulose membranes loaded with the natural antimicrobials carvacrol and thymol, finding they released active compounds over 24 hours, showed no cytotoxicity to skin cells, and demonstrated antimicrobial potential for wound dressing applications.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 1 citations
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Materials

This paper reviews advances in nanocomposite and biopolymer-based food packaging materials, noting that microplastic pollution has been detected globally and is a recognized threat to ecosystem and human health. It briefly contextualises microplastics as a motivation for developing biodegradable packaging alternatives, though the primary focus is materials science rather than microplastics research per se.

2023
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Nanotechnology in Packaging for Food Industry: Past, Present, and Future

This review covers how nanotechnology is being used in food packaging to extend shelf life, detect spoilage, and improve food safety. While nanomaterials offer benefits like antimicrobial properties and better barrier protection, there are concerns about nanoparticles migrating into food and their potential effects on human health. The authors note that regulations for nanotechnology in food packaging are still developing and need to keep pace with the rapid adoption of these materials.

2023 Coatings 94 citations
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Chitosan with Natural Additives as a Potential Food Packaging

Researchers reviewed the potential of chitosan, a natural polymer derived from chitin, as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic food packaging. Chitosan-based materials combined with natural additives show promising antimicrobial and biocompatible properties while being biodegradable. The study suggests these materials could help reduce plastic packaging waste and the associated microplastic pollution from food industry sources.

2023 Materials 53 citations
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Films from Starch Inclusion Complexes with Bioactive Compounds as Food Packaging Material

Researchers created biodegradable food packaging films from starch combined with the bioactive compounds carvacrol and ascorbic acid. The films demonstrated antioxidant and antimicrobial properties while being mechanically suitable for packaging applications. The study presents a promising alternative to conventional plastic food packaging that could both preserve food and reduce plastic waste.

2025 Food and Bioprocess Technology 11 citations
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Nanobiotics against antimicrobial resistance: harnessing the power of nanoscale materials and technologies

Researchers review how nanoscale materials — tiny particles engineered at the billionth-of-a-meter scale — offer a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics as bacteria develop resistance to conventional drugs. These "nanobiotics" can penetrate bacterial defenses and biofilms in ways that standard antibiotics cannot, potentially helping avert a global post-antibiotic health crisis.

2022 Journal of Nanobiotechnology 142 citations
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Electrospun Nanosystems Based on PHBV and ZnO for Ecological Food Packaging

Researchers developed electrospun nanosystems combining PHBV polymer and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles deposited onto PLA film for food packaging, demonstrating antimicrobial activity and suitability for ecological packaging applications.

2021 Polymers 41 citations