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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.

2021 Foods 141 citations
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Edible and Functionalized Films/Coatings—Performances and Perspectives

This review covers recent advances in edible and biodegradable food films and coatings made from biological materials, examining their performance properties and potential as sustainable replacements for conventional petroleum-based food packaging.

2020 Coatings 116 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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Advances and recent trends in plant-based materials and edible films: a mini-review

This review highlights recent advances in plant-based packaging materials and edible films made from natural polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging. Researchers explored how 3D printing and functionalization strategies can enhance the mechanical strength, barrier properties, and shelf-life extension of these materials. The findings point toward a growing toolkit of biodegradable options that could help reduce plastic waste in food packaging.

2024 Frontiers in Chemistry 39 citations
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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.

2025 The Bombay Technologist
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Optimization Methods and Food Safety Consideration of Edible Film: A Mini Review

This mini-review explores edible films made from natural biopolymers like proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional plastic food packaging. Researchers discuss optimization techniques for improving edible film properties and reducing production costs, along with safety considerations including FDA compliance and toxicity testing. The study highlights the potential of edible films to reduce reliance on non-biodegradable plastics and their associated microplastic accumulation.

2025 The Journal of Experimental Life Sciences 1 citations
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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.

2023 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 130 citations
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Marine Biopolymers: Applications in Food Packaging

This review examined the use of marine-derived biopolymers such as proteins and polysaccharides for food packaging applications. The study suggests that these biodegradable materials could significantly reduce reliance on conventional plastic packaging, offering environmental and economic benefits while improving the shelf life of packaged foods.

2021 Processes 78 citations
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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.

2023 Polymers 138 citations
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Bio-Based Materials for Packaging

This review evaluates bio-based materials as sustainable alternatives for plastic packaging, examining the environmental performance, mechanical properties, and commercial viability of biopolymers in addressing the global plastic pollution crisis.

2022 International Journal of Molecular Sciences 30 citations
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Structure, Properties and Recent Developments in Polysaccharides and Aliphatic Polyesters-Based Biopackaging – A Review

This review examined the structure, properties, and recent developments in polysaccharide and aliphatic polyester-based biopolymers for food packaging applications, assessing their potential to replace conventional petroleum-based packaging materials. The paper evaluated performance characteristics including barrier properties, mechanical strength, and end-of-life biodegradability.

2024 Preprints.org 7 citations
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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.

2022 Polymers 69 citations
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Mechanical properties of carriers based on natural polymers: Polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids as wall materials

Researchers reviewed how carriers made from natural polymers — polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids — can replace synthetic plastic-based carriers while offering tunable mechanical properties, summarizing preparation techniques, modification strategies, and the promise of these biodegradable materials for sustainable applications.

2025 Carbohydrate Polymers 12 citations
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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.

2023 Journal of Young Pharmacists 7 citations
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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.

2024 Food Research International 28 citations
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Structure, Properties, and Recent Developments in Polysaccharide- and Aliphatic Polyester-Based Packaging—A Review

This review examines recent developments in biopolymer-based food packaging made from polysaccharides and aliphatic polyesters as alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics. Researchers highlight the promising barrier properties and processing versatility of these materials, while noting ongoing challenges in matching the performance of traditional plastic packaging.

2024 Journal of Composites Science 19 citations
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Research progress of biomass-based food packaging materials

This review examines biomass-based food packaging materials — including starch, cellulose, proteins, and chitosan — as renewable and biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based packaging, discussing development strategies to address current shortcomings in environmental performance, food safety, and functional diversity in the context of growing global microplastic pollution from packaging.

2025 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
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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.

2022 Frontiers in Nutrition 137 citations
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Bio-based materials for barrier coatings on paper packaging

Researchers reviewed bio-based polymer coatings for paper packaging, evaluating how naturally renewable biopolymers can replace petroleum-derived synthetic coatings to provide effective oxygen, oil, and moisture barriers while reducing environmental impact.

2022 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 140 citations
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A Review of Nonbiodegradable and Biodegradable Composites for Food Packaging Application

This review compares nonbiodegradable and biodegradable composite materials for food packaging, examining mechanical properties, barrier performance, and end-of-life degradation behavior. The authors identify biodegradable composites as technically feasible alternatives to conventional plastic packaging but highlight cost and processing challenges that currently limit their widespread commercial adoption.

2022 Journal of Chemistry 56 citations