Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives
This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities can be induced by the main polymer used for packaging or by addition of various components from natu...
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| author | Ludmila Motelica Denisa Ficai Anton Ficai Ovidiu Cristian Oprea Durmuş Alpaslan Kaya Ecaterina Andronescu |
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| description | This review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities can be induced by the main polymer used for packaging or by addition of various components from natural agents (bacteriocins, essential oils, natural extracts, etc.) to synthetic agents, both organic and inorganic (Ag, ZnO, TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles, synthetic antibiotics etc.). The general trend for the packaging evolution is from the inert and polluting plastic waste to the antimicrobial active, biodegradable or edible, biopolymer film packaging. Like in many domains this transition is an evolution rather than a revolution, and changes are coming in small steps. Changing the public perception and industry focus on the antimicrobial packaging solutions will enhance the shelf life and provide healthier food, thus diminishing the waste of agricultural resources, but will also reduce the plastic pollution generated by humankind as most new polymers used for packaging are from renewable sources and are biodegradable. Polysaccharides (like chitosan, cellulose and derivatives, starch etc.), lipids and proteins (from vegetal or animal origin), and some other specific biopolymers (like polylactic acid or polyvinyl alcohol) have been used as single component or in blends to obtain antimicrobial packaging materials. Where the package’s antimicrobial and antioxidant activities need a larger spectrum or a boost, certain active substances are embedded, encapsulated, coated, grafted into or onto the polymeric film. This review tries to cover the latest updates on the antimicrobial packaging, edible or not, using as support traditional and new polymers, with emphasis on natural compounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a1c92f2cd5e49ffb4e8c655e76f7c182023-11-20T16:37:39ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-10-01910143810.3390/foods9101438Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and PerspectivesLudmila Motelica0Denisa Ficai1Anton Ficai2Ovidiu Cristian Oprea3Durmuş Alpaslan Kaya4Ecaterina Andronescu5Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, 31030 Antakya Hatay, TurkeyFaculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaThis review presents a perspective on the research trends and solutions from recent years in the domain of antimicrobial packaging materials. The antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities can be induced by the main polymer used for packaging or by addition of various components from natural agents (bacteriocins, essential oils, natural extracts, etc.) to synthetic agents, both organic and inorganic (Ag, ZnO, TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles, synthetic antibiotics etc.). The general trend for the packaging evolution is from the inert and polluting plastic waste to the antimicrobial active, biodegradable or edible, biopolymer film packaging. Like in many domains this transition is an evolution rather than a revolution, and changes are coming in small steps. Changing the public perception and industry focus on the antimicrobial packaging solutions will enhance the shelf life and provide healthier food, thus diminishing the waste of agricultural resources, but will also reduce the plastic pollution generated by humankind as most new polymers used for packaging are from renewable sources and are biodegradable. Polysaccharides (like chitosan, cellulose and derivatives, starch etc.), lipids and proteins (from vegetal or animal origin), and some other specific biopolymers (like polylactic acid or polyvinyl alcohol) have been used as single component or in blends to obtain antimicrobial packaging materials. Where the package’s antimicrobial and antioxidant activities need a larger spectrum or a boost, certain active substances are embedded, encapsulated, coated, grafted into or onto the polymeric film. This review tries to cover the latest updates on the antimicrobial packaging, edible or not, using as support traditional and new polymers, with emphasis on natural compounds.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/10/1438biodegradablepolymeric nanocompositeantimicrobial packagingedible filmschitosanstarch |
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| title | Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives |
| title_full | Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives |
| title_short | Biodegradable Antimicrobial Food Packaging: Trends and Perspectives |
| title_sort | biodegradable antimicrobial food packaging trends and perspectives |
| topic | biodegradable polymeric nanocomposite antimicrobial packaging edible films chitosan starch |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/10/1438 |
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