Food contact coatings
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Sustainable lignin-based coatings
During a new study, researchers have desrcibes the layer-by-layer assembly of sustainable lignin-based coatings for food packaging applications.
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Active films for food packaging materials
A new work describes the development of chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) active films reinforced with curcumin functionalised layered double hydroxides towards food packaging.
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Bio-based edible ink
Scientists have described the screen printing of a catechu (Senegalia catechu)/guar gum based edible ink for food printing and packaging applications.
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Sustainable barrier paper coating for food packaging
A new review article describes recent progresses in sustainable barrier paper coatings for food packaging applications.
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The role of additives in starch-based edible coatings
Edible films and coating are the effective method for preserving fresh food products. A current review focuses on the effects of additives on the physicochemical and bioactive properties of starch-based...
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Aloe vera polysaccharide-based edible film
Researchers describe the preparation and characterisation of an Aloe vera polysaccharide-based packaging film and its application in blueberry preservation.
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Edible coating for fruit preservation
Researchers have presented a new way of strawberry preservation by using a combination of yam bean starch, essential oil, and calcium propionate.
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Bio-based coating for an extended strawberry shelf-life
Researchers have developed bioactive coatings from loquat seed starch to extend the storage period of strawberries.
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Identification of BADGE derivatives in beverage cans
A new paper focuses in the tentative identification of BADGE derivatives in epoxy type coatings in a model sample: a beverage can.
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Reduced browning: Enhancing the storability of banana
Researchers habe developed soybean polysaccharide/carboxymethyl chitosan coatings incorporated with lavender essential oil to enhance the storability of banana.
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Coating for water- and oil-resistance paper
A recently conducted study portrays a cellulose nanofibrils/polydimethylsiloxane double-layer coating for fabrication of high barrier and excellent water- and oil-resistance paper.
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Oxygen indicator for intelligent food packaging
A new study describes the development of novel gallic acid- and cellulose acetate-coated paper as pH-responsive oxygen indicator for intelligent food packaging.
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Composite coatings for the preservation of pears
Researchers have developed an edible starch coating loaded with cumin essential oil. The films exhibited desirable food packaging characteristics.
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Tomato shelf-life extension via an edible coating
Researchers have presented a way of shelf-life extension of tomato using an edible coating of bitter almond gum-fish gelatin conjugates.