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ClearNanocomposites 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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Construction of nano slow-release systems for antibacterial active substances and its applications: A comprehensive review
This review examines nano-carrier systems designed to deliver antibacterial active substances for applications in food packaging, preservation, and other fields. Researchers found that combining natural antimicrobial compounds with nano-carrier materials can substantially improve their stability and effectiveness while reducing microbial resistance, offering promising alternatives to conventional plastic-based approaches.
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.
Cinnamon-Nanoparticle-Loaded Macroalgal Nanocomposite Film for Antibacterial Food Packaging Applications
Researchers developed antibacterial food packaging films using cinnamon nanoparticles incorporated into a red seaweed biopolymer matrix. The study found that these nanocomposite films demonstrated effective antimicrobial properties against foodborne pathogens while offering a biodegradable alternative to conventional plastic food packaging materials.
Evolution of biobased and nanotechnology packaging – a review
This review traces the evolution of bio-based and nanotechnology food packaging, covering material advances, barrier properties, and end-of-life considerations. It discusses how conventional synthetic packaging contributes to marine microplastic pollution and how biodegradable bio-based alternatives could reduce this impact.
Application of Metal Nanoparticles for Production of Self-Sterilizing Coatings
This review examined metal nanoparticles — including silver, gold, copper, and zinc oxide — used in self-sterilizing coatings, summarizing their antimicrobial mechanisms, synthesis methods, and documented activity against pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi for packaging and surface applications.
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.
Metal-Based Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Mechanisms and Biomedical Application
This review examines how metal-based nanoparticles kill bacteria and their potential use as alternatives to antibiotics in medicine. While not about microplastics directly, the antibacterial mechanisms described are relevant because microplastics in the environment can carry both metal nanoparticles and bacteria on their surfaces. Understanding these interactions helps explain how microplastics may influence the spread or suppression of harmful bacteria in the environment.
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.
Biopolymer-based solutions for enhanced safety and quality assurance: A review
Researchers review how biopolymers are replacing petroleum-based plastics across the food industry, covering antimicrobial packaging, edible coatings, bioactive encapsulation, and smart polymer functions such as pH sensing and time-temperature monitoring that reduce food waste and microplastic pollution.
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.
Nanocellulose Bio-Based Composites for Food Packaging
This review explores the use of nanocellulose-based bio-composites as sustainable alternatives to synthetic plastic packaging in the food industry. Researchers found that nanocellulose materials offer improved mechanical strength, barrier properties, and biodegradability compared to conventional plastics. The study highlights how these plant-derived materials could help reduce plastic packaging waste while maintaining food quality and safety standards.