Abstract
A large number of non-biodegradable and non-renewable materials are produced daily for application as food packaging materials. These waste materials have a greatly negative effect on our health and the ecosystem. The idea of a bio-based economy is steadily gaining attention from the scientific, societal, and financial communities, so there are several areas in which the intended approaches can be improved for this reason. Therefore, creating biopolymer-based materials from natural sources, including polysaccharides and proteins, is a good alternative to non-renewable fossil resources. In the current review paper, we plan to summarize the major recent findings in food biodegradable packaging materials that include nanotechnology either directly or indirectly. Several natural nano-materials applied in food packaging applications such as polymers, polysaccharides, and protein-based nano-materials have been included in order to make special biopolymer hosts for nanocomposites. Finally, this review will highlight the antibacterial properties of commonly used nanoparticles or nanomaterials.
Highlights
Nowadays, a large number of non-biodegradable and nonrenewable materials are produced daily for “only one use” in the food packaging eld
To improve the mechanical Chitosan, gelatin, The lm was appropriate as an antimicrobial properties polyethylene glycol biodegradable food packaging material
Different biological applications have become highly developed by using smart eco-friendly nanomaterials or nanocomposites
Summary
A large number of non-biodegradable and nonrenewable materials are produced daily for “only one use” in the food packaging eld These waste materials such as glass, metals, and plastics contaminate our environment. She has published three book chapters, different research articles as well as review articles related to chemistry and materials science Her interests are in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and biomaterials, photocatalysis, and materials science applications. Engy Maged Shams-Eldin is currently a Researcher at the Food Technology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center She has studied chemistry at the Cairo University (2005). She was awarded with a Master's scholarship from the Academy of Scienti c Research and Technology (ASRT, 2010) and obtained her master's degree in Biochemistry from the Cairo University (2013). We will explore the recent advances in nanotechnology, safety, as well as the antibacterial properties of the materials utilized in biodegradable food packaging
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