Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables
A definite worldwide shift towards healthier and more nutrient-dense meals has emerged in the past couple of decades. There exists an emerging need for efficient preservation solutions that can effectively mitigate the perishable nature due to the increasing interest in healthy and fresh food produc...
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| description | A definite worldwide shift towards healthier and more nutrient-dense meals has emerged in the past couple of decades. There exists an emerging need for efficient preservation solutions that can effectively mitigate the perishable nature due to the increasing interest in healthy and fresh food products. An efficient method for lengthening the post-harvest lifespan of whole as well as chopped vegetables and fruits is packaging, which includes plastic films and coatings, however plastic packaging has the shortcoming of being a significant environmental threat in nearly every nation. Therefore, sustainable alternatives to traditional food packaging comprise films and/or coatings composed of bio polymers. However, compared to conventional plastic packaging, these biopolymers, which come from nature, have shortcomings such as essential physio-chemical and mechanical qualities. These flaws are fixed by strengthening biopolymers with nanomaterials, which also gives the resulting nanocomposites useful features including antioxidant and/or antibacterial activity. These advances in biopolymer-based nanocomposite can be made with the application of both inorganic (eg., zinc oxide, montmorillonite) and organic (such as nanocellulose fibrils) nanomaterials. This review article discusses the worth of biopolymer coating and films reinforced with nanocomposites to package whole and sliced fruits and vegetables to enhance their lifespan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03a23c20a9114754b67ef09245d7141e2024-02-28T01:36:14ZengMaximum Academic PressFood Materials Research2771-46832023-02-01311610.48130/FMR-2023-0023FMR-2023-0023Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetablesHimanshi Bansal0Surinder Singh1Aashima Sharma2Jatinder Singh3Surinder Kumar Mehta4Energy Research Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, IndiaDr. S.S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Guru Nanak College, Budhlada-151502, Punjab, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, IndiaA definite worldwide shift towards healthier and more nutrient-dense meals has emerged in the past couple of decades. There exists an emerging need for efficient preservation solutions that can effectively mitigate the perishable nature due to the increasing interest in healthy and fresh food products. An efficient method for lengthening the post-harvest lifespan of whole as well as chopped vegetables and fruits is packaging, which includes plastic films and coatings, however plastic packaging has the shortcoming of being a significant environmental threat in nearly every nation. Therefore, sustainable alternatives to traditional food packaging comprise films and/or coatings composed of bio polymers. However, compared to conventional plastic packaging, these biopolymers, which come from nature, have shortcomings such as essential physio-chemical and mechanical qualities. These flaws are fixed by strengthening biopolymers with nanomaterials, which also gives the resulting nanocomposites useful features including antioxidant and/or antibacterial activity. These advances in biopolymer-based nanocomposite can be made with the application of both inorganic (eg., zinc oxide, montmorillonite) and organic (such as nanocellulose fibrils) nanomaterials. This review article discusses the worth of biopolymer coating and films reinforced with nanocomposites to package whole and sliced fruits and vegetables to enhance their lifespan.https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/FMR-2023-0023nanocompositespolysaccharidesedible filmsantimicrobialfruits and vegetables |
| spellingShingle | Himanshi Bansal Surinder Singh Aashima Sharma Jatinder Singh Surinder Kumar Mehta Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables Food Materials Research nanocomposites polysaccharides edible films antimicrobial fruits and vegetables |
| title | Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| title_full | Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| title_fullStr | Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| title_short | Polymer nano-composite coatings and films: modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| title_sort | polymer nano composite coatings and films modern insights and emerging strategies to lengthen the lifespan of fruits and vegetables |
| topic | nanocomposites polysaccharides edible films antimicrobial fruits and vegetables |
| url | https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/FMR-2023-0023 |
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