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ClearBiodegradable 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.
Recent Advances in Biopolymers for Biomedical and Packaging Applications
This review examines recent advances in biopolymers -- including polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic biopolymers -- for applications in biomedical and packaging fields. The authors highlight the appeal of biopolymers as sustainable, biodegradable, and biocompatible alternatives to conventional petroleum-based materials.
A Review on Biopolymer-Based Biodegradable Film for Food Packaging: Trends over the Last Decade and Future Research
This systematic review explores biodegradable packaging made from natural materials like starch and proteins as alternatives to conventional plastics. Reducing plastic packaging is important because traditional plastics break down into microplastics that contaminate food and the environment.
Biopolymer from Marine Waste Biomass and Its Applications- A Review
This review examines biopolymers derived from marine waste biomass — including chitin, carrageenan, and alginate — as biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, highlighting their environmental benefits and potential applications across multiple industries.
Edible Biopolymers-Based Materials for Food Applications—The Eco Alternative to Conventional Synthetic Packaging
This review examines edible biopolymer-based packaging materials including proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional synthetic packaging, evaluating their mechanical properties, barrier performance, and biodegradability for food applications.
Seaweed Polysaccharide in Food Contact Materials (Active Packaging, Intelligent Packaging, Edible Films, and Coatings)
This review examines how seaweed-based polysaccharides are being developed as alternatives to conventional plastics for food packaging applications, including active packaging, intelligent packaging, and edible coatings. Researchers found that these natural materials can extend food shelf life by providing antimicrobial and antioxidant properties while being biodegradable. The study highlights seaweed polysaccharides as a promising sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastic packaging in the food industry.
An Overview of the Alternative Use of Seaweeds to Produce Safe and Sustainable Bio-Packaging
This review explores how compounds derived from seaweed, particularly polysaccharides like alginates and carrageenans, can be used to create biodegradable packaging as an alternative to conventional plastics. Researchers found that seaweed-based biopolymers offer both functional packaging properties and potential health benefits, while avoiding the microplastic pollution caused by petroleum-based plastics. The approach represents a promising step toward reducing ocean plastic contamination by replacing single-use plastics with marine-sourced biodegradable materials.
Food packaging based on biodegradable polymers from seaweeds: a systematic review
This systematic review examines the use of seaweed-based biodegradable polymers as alternatives to conventional plastic food packaging. The research explores how seaweed materials can provide effective food packaging while breaking down naturally in the environment. Replacing petroleum-based plastics with biodegradable alternatives is one strategy for reducing the microplastic pollution that enters our food and water.
Recent Applications of Biopolymers Derived from Fish Industry Waste in Food Packaging
This review summarized recent advances in producing biopolymers — including collagen, gelatin, chitin, and chitosan — from fish industry by-products and their applications in food packaging, highlighting both the environmental benefits and the technical challenges of scaling up such processes.
Seafood Waste-Based Materials for Sustainable Food Packing: From Waste to Wealth
This review examines how biopolymers derived from seafood processing waste — such as chitin and proteins from shells and fish byproducts — can be transformed into sustainable, biodegradable food packaging materials, supporting circular economy goals by converting waste streams into valuable products.
Biodegradable biopolymers for active packaging: demand, development and directions
This review examines how biodegradable biopolymers can be used for active food packaging, addressing both plastic waste and food waste challenges while meeting industry demand for sustainable packaging solutions.
Eco-Friendly Biopolymers Shaping Sustainable Food Packaging
This review examines seaweed-derived biopolymers—particularly alginates and carrageenans—as materials for sustainable food packaging, covering their properties, processing methods, and performance as barriers to moisture and gases. It evaluates their potential to replace petroleum-based plastics and their degradation profiles under real-world conditions.
Material and Environmental Properties of Natural Polymers and Their Composites for Packaging Applications—A Review
This review assessed the material and environmental properties of natural polymers including cellulose, starch, chitosan, and protein for food packaging applications, comparing their performance to conventional plastics. The authors found that natural polymer composites can approach the tensile strength and water vapor barrier properties needed for packaging while offering significant environmental benefits at end of life.
Biopolymer-based functional films for packaging applications: A review
This review examined recent advances in biopolymer-based functional films for food packaging, covering active and intelligent packaging approaches that incorporate functional ingredients to preserve food quality, improve safety, and extend shelf life with minimal environmental impact.
Current trends in biopolymers for food packaging: a review
This review covers the latest developments in biopolymer-based food packaging, including biodegradable films, edible coatings, and active or smart packaging systems. Researchers found that while these sustainable alternatives show promise, they still face challenges in matching the moisture, heat, and barrier properties of conventional petroleum-based plastics. The study highlights ongoing efforts to improve these materials so they can realistically replace traditional plastic packaging.
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.
Valorization of Biopolymers in Sustainable Material Development
This research evaluates the potential of biopolymers such as polysaccharides, proteins, and microbial polymers as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. The study highlights how conventional plastics contribute to microplastic contamination in biological systems and examines how biopolymer valorization could help address ecological degradation from persistent plastic waste.
Comprehensive Review of Polysaccharide-Based Materials in Edible Packaging: A Sustainable Approach
This review examined polysaccharide-based edible packaging materials as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging, highlighting their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and antimicrobial properties for food preservation.
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.
Exploring the Role of Chitosan in Fabricating Biodegradable Films for Functional Food Packaging: A Review
This review examines the use of chitosan — a biopolymer derived from crustacean shells — in fabricating biodegradable food packaging films, evaluating its mechanical, antimicrobial, and barrier properties as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics.
A Comprehensive Review of Biodegradable Polymer-Based Films and Coatings and Their Food Packaging Applications
This review covers the development of biodegradable polymer-based films and coatings as alternatives to conventional plastic food packaging. While these bio-based materials reduce long-term environmental pollution, the review notes that they can still break down into microplastic particles under certain conditions. The shift to biodegradable packaging may reduce but not eliminate the food packaging contribution to microplastic pollution and human exposure.
A Review on Replacing Food Packaging Plastics with Nature-Inspired Bio-Based Materials
Researchers reviewed bio-based materials inspired by nature as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based food packaging plastics. The study highlights that while conventional plastic packaging is effective for food preservation, its environmental impact has driven research into biodegradable and compostable alternatives that could reduce plastic waste and microplastic generation.
Advancements in the biopolymer films for food packaging applications: a short review
This review covers advances in biodegradable biopolymer films being developed to replace conventional plastic food packaging, which breaks down into microplastics that contaminate soil and water. While these plant-based alternatives show promise for reducing microplastic pollution, they still need improvements in strength and durability before they can compete with conventional plastics at commercial scale.
Multifunctional Application of Biopolymers and Biomaterials
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a broad review of multifunctional applications of biopolymers and biomaterials across medicine, packaging, and engineering.